U.S. v Texas 8-1 SCOTUS Ruling Upholds Biden Administration Enforcement Priorities
/On June 23, 2023, the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) upheld President Biden’s administration’s immigration enforcement guidelines. The case concerned the immigration enforcement priorities that the Biden administration had laid out in a memorandum regarding whom immigration authorities should focus their resources on when considering individuals for arrest and deportation. Texas and Louisiana sued to stop the implementation of the guidelines set out in the memo and stated that the guidelines prevented immigration officials from properly carrying out the duties of their jobs. The Supreme Court disagreed with Texas and Louisiana, voting 8 – 1 that the states lacked the appropriate standing to challenge the guidelines. Following this ruling, the Biden Administration’s guidelines will take effect. The guidelines focus on routing enforcement resources towards individuals who pose a threat to national security and public safety, as well as border security threats rather than diverting those resources to deporting an individual who is in the U.S. without authorization.
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