Supreme Court Lets Biden Shift US Deportation Priorities (2)

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.

In an opinion for the court, Justice Brett Kavanaugh said Texas and Louisiana lacked legal standing to ...