Supreme Court lets stand block on deportation pauses

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorOur lead story. The Supreme Court declined Tuesday to restore a Biden-era rule that let immigration judges pause some deportation cases.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorChip Darnell has the details.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThanks, Hank. The justices issued a brief, unsigned order and gave no explanation, ABC News reports. No justice publicly dissented.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorThe policy is called administrative closure. A judge can pause a case without dismissing it. The case is City of Baltimore versus Texas.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorHow did it get here, Chip?

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorTexas sued over the rule.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorAfter Trump returned in twenty twenty-five, the Justice Department said it would not defend it, and agreed a judge should set it aside.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorA federal judge in Wichita Falls approved that agreement, blocking the rule permanently and nationwide, Yahoo News reports.

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   Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorTexas argued the rule let judges effectively grant indefinite amnesty.

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    Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSo the plaintiff and the defendant agreed, and the highest court answered in one sentence.

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    Chip Darnell · U.S. News AnchorIt came a day after an appeals court ruled immigrants aren't entitled to bond hearings. Chip Darnell, BBN News, Washington.