The Supreme Court granted the Biden administration’s request this morning to cancel upcoming oral arguments over two legal challenges to former President Donald Trump’s signature immigration-related policies. The cases, now held in abeyance pending settlement discussions, dealt with the construction of a wall on the nation’s southern border to stem the flow of illegal aliens, and Trump’s policy requiring asylum-seekers to wait in Mexico while their claims are adjudicated. Trump’s term in office ended Jan. 20. Since taking office, President Joe Biden has changed the executive branch’s priorities, moving away from the immigration law enforcement efforts favored by the previous administration. Hours after becoming president, Biden signed Presidential Proclamation 10142 in which he declared that “building a massive wall that spans the entire southern border is not a serious policy solution,” describing the project as “a waste of money that diverts attention from genuine threats to our homeland security.” The document …