Supreme Court again gives no explanation in ruling for Trump, this time on immigration

The Supreme Court ruled Monday that immigration agents can resume roving patrols in the Los Angeles area that target people of Latino origin, again granting an emergency request by the Trump administration without offering any explanation.

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court ruled Monday that immigration agents can resume roving patrols in the Los Angeles area that target people of Latino origin, again granting an emergency request by the Trump administration without offering any explanation.

It was the 18th time since President Donald Trump retook office in January that the court has sided with his administration in an emergency ruling. The court has rejected the president just twice, prompting considerable criticism within the legal community, including from lower court judges.

Such cases arise on the so-called shadow docket, and the current Supreme Court often decides them via terse orders that contain little or, in the case of Monday's decision, no explanation. That differs from the court's traditional practice of hearing oral arguments and issuing a lengthy written opinion.

Last week, 10 federal judges told NBC News that the Supreme Court needed to do more to explain such decisions at a time when they are increasingly facing violent threats and harsh criticism from Trump and his allies.

The frequent rulings for Trump at the Supreme Court can at least appear to validate allegations that some judges are biased against the president, those judges said.