U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin, not shown, observes repatriation flight operations and processing at the Alexandria Staging Facility at Alexandria International Airport in Alexandria, Louisiana, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. (DHS photo by Tia Dufour)
Immigration judges do not have the authority to temporarily postpone deportation disputes, according to the U.S. Supreme Court.
In a one-sentence decision that included no explanations and no comments, the court denied an emergency request to stop for now a deal that ended the judges’ delay tactics.
A report from Reuters explained the administration and Texas had filed an agreement in federal court when the state sued to challenge the delays.
“A federal judge swiftly approved the agreement on the same day. Baltimore and the other litigants said the federal government improperly colluded with Texas to secure the rule’s invalidation,” according to the report.
The procedure was called an “administrative closure” and has before now allowed immigrants to have legal status to remain in the U.S. indefinitely, providing what amounts to amnesty for those in violation of the law.
“Administrative closure has been applied over the years in hundreds of thousands of deportation cases,” the report said.
The restriction came during Trump’s first term but Joe Biden eased the limits. When Trump returned to office in 2025, the Department of Justice said it would not defend the Biden rule against a legal challenge.
Texas charged that the Biden plan effectively allowed amnesty grants by immigration judges.
The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals earlier declined to intervene.
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[ H/T WorldNetDaily ]
