Trump administration asks Supreme Court to settle dispute over immigration judges

Dec 5, 2025

For the 32nd time since late January, the Trump administration on Friday came to the Supreme Court seeking emergency relief. In a 26-page filing,

https://www.supremecourt.gov/DocketPDF/25/25A662/386488/20251205093300410_Daren%20K%20Margolina%20Stay%20Application.pdf

U.S. Solicitor General D. John Sauer asked the justices to block a ruling by a federal appeals court that sent a dispute over a policy governing speaking engagements by immigration judges back to a federal trial court for fact-finding. Federal law, Sauer argued, makes clear that the trial court lacks the power to consider the group’s claim, because judges are required to challenge the policy through an administrative process.

https://www.scotusblog.com/2025/12/trump-administration-asks-supreme-court-to-settle-dispute-over-immigration-judges/