As AFP reports, Supreme Court justices are set to issue a limited ruling on Tuesday in a case about the Joe Biden administration’s policy of deporting undocumented immigrants.

Nine justices, including six conservatives, spent two hours hearing the dispute between the Democratic administration and the Republican-led state of Texas.

Aside from the issue of migration, some appeared to want to avoid a decision that would open the door to endless lawsuits against any federal decision.

The case began in September 2021, when Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to focus its efforts on aliens who pose a terrorist or criminal threat and those who arrived after November 1, 2020.

More than eleven million illegal immigrants live in the United States, and “we don’t have the resources to arrest and deport every one of them,” he said, challenging former Republican President Donald Trump.

These new guidelines were immediately challenged in court by conservative states. They argued that this would lead to additional spending on education, policing and social services.

In June, a judge ruled in their favor and blocked the implementation of the new policy. The Joe Biden administration then appealed to the Supreme Court.

During Tuesday’s hearing, several conservative justices appeared to believe the Democratic administration’s guidance violated a federal law detaining illegal immigrants with criminal convictions.

However, they noted the limitations of a possible decision in favor of Texas.

Chief Justice John Roberts emphasized the “impossibility” of deporting all foreigners in this category.

“If you win and the government says it doesn’t have the money to do more, what happens?” added fellow conservative Brett Cavanaugh.