Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration to Limit Immigration Judges' Authority

The Supreme Court ruled not to reinstate a Biden-era rule that allowed immigration judges to suspend some deportation proceedings. This decision, issued in a brief unsigned opinion, sides with the Trump administration and blocks immigration judges from using 'administrative closure' to pause deportation cases indefinitely. The justices cleared the way for the Trump administration to restrict a Biden-era policy that allows immigration judges to use their discretion to close thousands of deportation cases each year. This practice, called 'administrative closure,' lets judges set aside cases without dismissing them, easing the burden on backlogged immigration courts and sparing migrants with strong claims to stay from removal proceedings. However, critics have called it 'backdoor amnesty.'