On October 27, 2026, the Supreme Court issued a one-sentence order with no noted dissents clearing the way for the Trump administration to restrict administrative closure, the practice that let immigration judges temporarily pause deportation cases. The Biden administration codified the authority in a 2024 regulation; Texas sued in June calling it indefinite amnesty, and DOJ vacated the rule nationwide the day the suit was filed. Coverage now notes that the administration used administrative closures in its own crackdown, with plainclothes agents arresting migrants in court hallways after cases closed. What the order means for migrants pursuing other relief, and for deportation numbers, remains contested.