The Trump administration and Texas urged the U.S. Supreme Court to leave in place a consent agreement eliminating a Biden-era regulation that allowed immigration judges to suspend some deportation proceedings. Three cities and an immigrant legal services group sought to join the case and challenged the agreement's validity.
Trump administrationurging Supreme Court to uphold agreement
Texasurging Supreme Court to uphold agreement
D. John SauerU.S. Solicitor General arguing for Trump administration
Baltimorecity challenging the agreement
New Havencity challenging the agreement
Columbuscity challenging the agreement
Centro Legal de la Razaimmigrant legal services group challenging the agreement
Chief U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connorissued consent judgment abolishing the rule
The facts
Executive Office for Immigration Review adopted administrative closure rule in 2024.12Stated by 2 sources
Administrative closure rule allowed immigration judges to suspend deportation proceedings in some scenarios.12Stated by 2 sources
Texas filed federal court case in Wichita Falls in June challenging EOIR's power to adopt the rule.12Stated by 2 sources
U.S. Department of Justice joined Texas in asking Judge O'Connor to throw out the rule.2
Judge O'Connor entered consent judgment vacating the administrative closure rule.2
Judge O'Connor denied Baltimore, New Haven, Columbus, and Centro Legal standing to join the case on appeal.12Stated by 2 sources
Fifth Circuit declined to pause O'Connor's decision before Supreme Court request.2
Who said what
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Challengers (three cities and Centro Legal) Consent judgment procured through collusion and indefensible2
Challengers (three cities and Centro Legal) Allowing judgment to stand lets agencies avoid rulemaking by advertising unwillingness to defend regulations2
Texas Granting challengers' request would revive unlawful rule and unsettle final judgment1
U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer Challengers' request attempts to improperly leverage standing dispute into far-reaching attack on agreement merits1
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Trump administration and Texas urge court to leave their agreement on deportation proceedings in place
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The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans ruled 10-7 that immigrants who entered the U.S. illegally do not have a constitutional right to bond hearings while in deportation proceedings, even if they have lived in the country for years and have American citizen children.
5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Court that issued the ruling; Judge Cory Wilson, Trump-appointed judge who wrote the majority opinion; Judge Andrew Oldham, Judge who wrote concurring opinion and 3 more
President Trump signed the Mystic Alerts Act (H.R. 7022) into law on October 22. The law requires the FCC to establish rules allowing commercial mobile service providers to transmit emergency alerts via satellite communications. The legislation was inspired by July 2025 floods in the Texas Hill Country that killed 28 people at Camp Mystic in Kerrville and over 100 others across Central Texas.
President Donald Trump, signed the law; Federal Communications Commission, must establish requirements for satellite emergency alerts; commercial mobile service providers, will transmit emergency alerts through satellite communications
Rep. Keith Self (R-TX-3) introduced H.R. 10896 to terminate the diversity immigrant visa program. The bill was referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Keith Self, U.S. Representative for Texas District 3
Federal prosecutors announced indictments against Fort Bend County Tax Assessor-Collector Carmen Turner, accusing her of theft of government funds and wire fraud. Turner, a Democrat who has served since 2021, was arrested Thursday. Two other people were also indicted in connection with the case.
$more than $27,000 for County funds paid to employees over eight months
Carmen Turner, Fort Bend County Tax Assessor-Collector; Shermerrylyn Regina Fields, Indicted defendant; Victor Calvin Ewing, Indicted defendant and 2 more
Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired teacher, was released from Russian prison after more than four years of detention and arrived at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio following President Trump's personal request to Russian President Putin.
Stephen Hubbard, Retired teacher; detained American released from Russian prison; President Donald Trump, Requested Hubbard's release from Putin; President Vladimir Putin, Russian president who agreed to release Hubbard and 2 more
President Trump reversed his September threat to ban Bombardier aircraft sales in the United States, citing the company's U.S. workforce. He announced the change at a campaign rally near Wichita, Kansas, saying he was persuaded by a phone call from Kansas Republican Senator Roger Marshall.
$$2.5 billion for annual payments to U.S. suppliers
Donald Trump, U.S. President; Roger Marshall, Kansas Republican Senator; Bombardier, Aerospace company
U.S. Rep. Monica De La Cruz announced $2.4 million in federal funding for a new public safety building in Alamo to support police officers and first responders. The city held a presentation recognizing the investment on October 20.
$$2.4 million for federal funding for public safety building
Monica De La Cruz, U.S. Representative; J.R. Garza, Mayor of Alamo; Saul Solis, Police Chief of Alamo
The Federal Emergency Management Agency released a digital tool allowing residents to purchase National Flood Insurance Program policies online. The FloodSmart.gov platform enables users to get quotes and buy policies in minutes across more than 22,700 participating communities nationwide, including over 2,500 in FEMA Region 6.