The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear cases surrounding the Trump administration's rescinding of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

The justices will hear the cases during their next term, which starts in early October.

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A pair of appeals courts have ruled against Trump officials who sought to end the Obama-era program. The administration urged the court last month to quickly decide whether it would take up a case on the program, but the justices rejected that request.

The justices had previously declined to take up the administration's challenge to a district court ruling that temporarily blocked officials from winding down the program.

But Friday's order puts the Supreme Court back at the heart of yet another controversial Trump policy move.

The justices ordered that three cases on DACA be consolidated into one case, allowing one hour for arguments.

The eventual ruling in the case could come in late June or early July 2020, just months before Election Day.