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By Hans von Spakovsky and Cully Stimson~

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit filed by Texas and Louisiana over Biden administration guidelines that severely restricted the Department of Homeland Security’s enforcement of federal immigration law against illegal aliens.

Twenty other states supported Texas and Louisiana with amicus briefs, ranging from Arizona to Florida and West Virginia to Wyoming. The Biden administration was appealing a federal district court judge’s ruling vacating its Sept. 30, 2021, guidelines nationwide after the judge concluded they violated U.S. law.

“It’s not even out of the cradle yet and you’re throwing it under the bus,” Chief Justice John Roberts tells the Biden administration’s lawyer Tuesday, referring to the Supreme Court’s June ruling on immigration policy. Pictured: Roberts, right, with Justice Clarence Thomas while sitting Oct. 7 for the high court’s official portrait in Washington. (Photo: Alex Wong/Getty Images)

The guidelines are remarkably…