WASHINGTON, Feb 3 — The US Supreme Court today canceled upcoming scheduled arguments in appeals filed by Republican former President Donald Trump’s administration defending his funding of the US-Mexico border wall and his so-called "remain in Mexico” asylum policy.

Democratic President Joe Biden’s administration, which is in the process of changing course on both issues, on Monday had asked the justices to postpone further legal filings in the two cases and to remove them from their oral argument calendar. Biden’s administration already has announced plans to discontinue wall construction and suspend the asylum program, potentially making the cases moot. — Reuters