The unsigned order leaves in place the lower court decision striking down the immigration rule.
The Supreme Court rejected an application this week from Baltimore, Maryland, New Haven, Connecticut, and Columbus, Ohio, seeking to reinstate a 2024 policy that allowed immigration judges to suspend deportation proceedings for asylum requests made by crime victims or witnesses to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. No dissents were noted in the unsigned order.
U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor previously determined the cities lacked standing after Texas successfully challenged the rule in June, which the Justice Department did not contest. The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals also refused a request to block the consent judgment to reinstate the rule as the cities pursued their appeal.
The administrative closure regulation was adopted by the Justice Department’s Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR) in 2024. In his decision, Judge O’Connor struck down the rule and ordered that the EOIR could issue no similar rule in the future.
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For the justices of the Supreme Court as they consider which appeals to accept onto their docket.
- For officials in the Justice Department as they argue their cases in defense of government policies.
- For state and local leaders as they evaluate the federal statutes that determine immigration and deportation enforcement.
Sources: Daily Signal, SCOTUSBlog
