Texas sued to challenge administrative closure, the rule allowing judges to pause deportations, on June 22, 2026, and U.S. District Judge Reed O'Connor approved an agreement with the Trump administration declaring administrative closure unlawful that same day

Policy, personnel and internal politics of Donald Trump's White House, covering executive orders, cabinet appointments, the agencies carrying out its agenda and the litigation that follows. Spans both his first and second terms, and the advisers whose influence shapes each.