Supreme Court Rules States Can’t Challenge Biden Deportation Policy

U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh listens during the first day of his confirmation hearing in front of the U.S. Senate on Capitol Hill on Sept. 4, 2018. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

The Supreme Court ruled 8–1 on June 23 that Texas and Louisiana may not challenge the Biden administration’s 2021 decision to focus its deportation efforts on individuals deemed to be a threat to public safety.

The new, complex decision allows the government’s selective immigration enforcement policy, which had been blocked by a lower court, to take effect.