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The Supreme Court stripped immigration judges of the ability to pause certain deportation proceedings on Tuesday, declining to block a deal slammed as “egregious collusion” between the Justice Department and the state of Texas.

buff.lySupreme Court Clears Texas-DOJ Deal Slammed as “Collusion,” Barring Judges From Pausing DeportationsThe agreement between the DOJ and Texas at the center of the case was labelled as “egregious collusion” by opponents.

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The unsigned order on Tuesday halts the practice known as “administrative closure,” which allows judges to pause deportation cases. The practice affects thousands of cases a year, and has been granted 360,000 times since 1990.

There were no noted dissents to the Supreme Court’s decision, and the Court provided no explanation for its reasoning. The decision hands the Trump administration another tool as immigration officials wantonly violate court orders and pressure judges to issue more deportation orders.