The Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday from both the Biden Administration and attorneys from Texas and Louisiana, regarding an immigration enforcement policy that would prioritize deportation of people in the country illegally who pose the greatest public safety risk.
and Louisiana, regarding an immigration enforcement policy that the two states successfully sued to block.
It was not clear after arguments that stretched past two hours and turned highly contentious at times whether the justices would allow the policy to take effect, or side with Texas and Louisiana.that paused deportations unless individuals had committed acts of terrorism, espionage or “egregious threats to public safety.
On Tuesday, U.S. Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar argued, “There are more than 11 million removable non-citizens in this country and DHS has about 6,000 interior enforcement officers. To focus the agency's limited resources on threats to public safety, national security, and border security, DHS adopted enforcement priorities.
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