SCOTUS won't restore policy that lets immigration judges close deportation cases
The regulation give judges discretion to temporarily pause removal proceedings.
October 27, 2026, 2:51 PM
The Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to unfreeze a Biden-era policy that allowed immigration judges to use their discretion to temporarily close deportation cases for immigrants.
The regulation, known as "administrative closure," gives immigration judges discretion to temporarily pause deportation proceedings for migrants while the migrants seek humanitarian protections or other forms of legal status in the country.
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