A Manhattan federal judge said Wednesday that he plans to rule by the end of the year on the Trump administration’s bid to dismiss a suit led by New York Attorney General Letitia James to challenge its policy of arresting undocumented immigrants in and around state courthouses.

Following about an hour of oral argument, U.S. District Judge Jed S. Rakoff of the Southern District of New York said he would accept one more round of submissions from both sides before entering a decision by Dec. 31 at the latest.