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4 stories from The GOP Files, newest first. Last in the news Nov 9.
The justices lifted a judge's order that had halted construction through a remote region that includes Big Bend National Park. Challengers say the area has the border's lowest apprehension rates.
The justices heard Nielsen v. Watanabe on Monday. The ruling could limit people's ability to sue federal officers, including immigration agents, for violating their constitutional rights.
The justices refused, with no explanation, to block a same-day deal between Texas and the Trump Justice Department. The deal wipes out a 2024 rule that let immigration judges pause some deportation cases.
The Justice Department wants the justices to lift a judge's order that froze wall construction across a remote stretch of West Texas. The fight tests how much power a 1996 law gives the Homeland Security secretary to skip environmental rules.
