Supreme Court rules asylum seekers can be turned back at US border
The ruling lets the Trump administration revive metering, a policy that had limited daily asylum processing at ports of entry.
- In a 6-3 decision on Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled that federal law does not require the government to process asylum claims from migrants barred from setting foot on United States soil at ports of entry.
- Known as 'metering,' the policy limiting daily asylum claims was used by Democratic and Republican administrations before the Biden administration rescinded it in 2021.
- The Justice Department attorney Vivek Suri argued before the Supreme Court that migrants cannot 'arrive in' the United States while standing in Mexico, contradicting a 2024 Circuit Court ruling.
- Lawyers for asylum seekers Mullin and Otro Lado challenged the practice, arguing that 'vulnerable families, children, and adults fleeing persecution were stranded in perilous conditions where they faced violent assault, kidnapping, and death.'
- The Trump administration views metering as a 'critical tool' for addressing border surges, positioning Border Protection to potentially reinstate the practice following the Supreme Court's decision.
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Supreme Court allows Trump to block asylum seekers at border
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In “Devastating” Immigration Ruling, Supreme Court Allows Trump Admin to “Turn Back” Asylum Seekers
The Supreme Court has sided with the Trump administration in a major blow to the rights of immigrants, refugees and asylum seekers. The court ruled 6 to 3 along partisan lines to sanction so-called metering at the southern border, which allows immigration officers at ports of entry to block asylum seekers from setting foot on U.S. soil. “In a time of increasing conflict and climate catastrophe, this will result in many more deaths,” warns Erika Pinheiro of Al Otro Lado, the lead plaintiff in the
Big Win For Trump As Supreme Court Allows Govt to Block Asylum Seekers at Mexico Border
The Supreme Court cleared a path to revive a controversial asylum metering policy at the US border. See what this ruling means for the Trump administration and the future of migrants seeking protection at official ports of entry.
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Supreme Court Upholds Trump Administration’s Authority to Restrict Asylum Claims at the Southern Border
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