Supreme Court Lets Biden Shift US Deportation Priorities
- Justices reject GOP-led states’ request for broad deportation
- Biden administration focus is on threats to public safety
The US Supreme Court in Washington DC
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The US Supreme Court cleared the way for President Joe Biden’s administration to shift the government’s immigration enforcement priorities to focus on people who recently crossed the border or are a threat to public safety.
Voting 8-1 to reject two Republican-led states, the justices lifted a lower court ruling that had blocked the Biden apprehension and deportation policy as violating federal law. The administration plans to end a Trump administration approach that focuses more broadly on anyone in the country without authorization.