The Supreme Court refused to freeze a Texas deal with the Justice Department that ended a Biden-era rule letting judges pause some deportation cases, ABC News and the Washington Examiner report. Baltimore, Columbus, Ohio, and New Haven, Connecticut, had asked for emergency help. The unsigned order noted no dissent and gave no reason, SCOTUSblog also reported.

The Biden-era rule expanded administrative closure. That tool lets immigration judges pause removal cases while people seek other status. Texas sued and said the policy let people avoid removal for long stretches. The Justice Department under President Trump agreed the rule should fall. District Judge Reed O'Connor entered a consent judgment tossing it, the Examiner said.

The cities said the practice has existed for decades and aids efficiency and due process, ABC reported. Their petition, quoted by the Examiner, warned consent deals could become a shortcut to erase rules without normal repeal steps. Solicitor General D. John Sauer argued the cities lacked standing to step into the case, the Examiner said.

ABC noted the high court's conservative majority has often deferred to the executive on immigration. The Examiner called the denial the latest immigration win for the Trump administration at the court.

What we know: ABC, the Washington Examiner, and SCOTUSblog report the Supreme Court denied emergency relief, leaving the judgment that ended the Biden-era closure rule in place.
What we don't: Why the justices denied the request. How many pending cases will now move faster. Whether cities will try again on the merits.