Supreme Court Cancels Arguments on Border Wall, Asylum Policy

The U.S. Supreme Court canceled scheduled arguments over asylum rules and the Mexican border wall after the Biden administration said it is moving to change the Trump administration policies at the center of the disputes.

The court was scheduled to hear arguments Feb. 22 on former President Donald Trump’s use of a national-emergency declaration to spend $2.5 billion on wall construction using money appropriated for other purposes. President Joe Biden ordered construction halted hours after being inaugurated.

The other case, which had been set for argument March 1, concerns a policy that has forced almost 70,000 asylum-seekers to stay ...