US EditionSupreme Court justices lean toward Trump in asylum-processing case
The policy allowed border officials to halt asylum claims when overwhelmed, affecting tens of thousands, with a ruling expected by June, the Supreme Court heard.
- The Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday over the "metering" policy, which allows U.S. officials to physically block or limit the number of asylum seekers processed at ports of entry before they set foot on American soil.
- The case hinges on whether a person "arrives in the United States"—the legal trigger for an asylum claim—while they are still standing on the Mexican side of the border.
- A majority of the conservative justices appeared receptive to the administration's argument that "arrival" is strictly territorial, with Justice Kavanaugh questioning why the law would grant the same rights to someone outside the border as those who have already entered.
- While the specific "metering" policy has been defunct since 2021, a ruling in favor of the Trump administration would validate it as a legal "critical tool" for managing future border surges and could impact other pending challenges to the president's current asylum restrictions.
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Supreme Court majority seems to back Trump policy turning away asylum-seekers at US border • Kentucky Lantern
The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 9, 2024. (Photo by Jane Norman/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court justices seemed split Tuesday on whether the Trump administration should be allowed to turn away asylum-seekers who present themselves at ports of entry at the U.S.-Mexico border. The question presented to the justices was whether migrants have to fully cross into the United States in order to have the right to apply for asylum and be pr…
Supreme Court justices lean towards Trump in asylum-processing case
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared likely to rule in favour of President Donald Trump’s administration in its defence of the government’s authority to turn away asylum seekers when officials deem US-Mexico border crossings too overburdened to handle additional claims. The justices heard arguments in a legal dispute involving a policy called “metering” that the Republican president’s administration may seek to revive after it was dropped b…
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Supreme Court majority seems to back Trump policy turning away asylum-seekers at US border
The U.S. Supreme Court on Oct. 9, 2024. (Photo by Jane Norman/States Newsroom)WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court justices seemed split Tuesday on whether the Trump administration should be allowed to turn away asylum-seekers who present themselves at ports of entry at the U.S.-Mexico border. The question presented to the justices was whether migrants have to fully cross into the United States in order to have the right to apply for asylum and be pr…
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