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limiting daily asylum claims was used by Democratic and Republican administrations before the Biden administration rescinded it in 2021.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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US Supreme Court says asylum seekers can be turned away before border
US Border Patrol agents stationed along the border strip in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. (EPA Images pic) WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that migrants seeking to present an asylum claim can be turned away before they reach the US-Mexico border. The policy, known as “metering”, has not been in place since 2021, but President Donald Trump sought a ruling validating it as legal should it be reinstated. The policy allowed US federal im…
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Supreme Court lets Trump turn away asylum seekers at the border
A light rain falls outside of the U.S. Supreme Court ahead of the release of new opinions on June 23, 2026, in Washington, DC. As it nears the end of the 2025-2026 term, the court handed down rulings in five cases, leaving about 10 more to be announced in the next week. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images) (WASHINGTON) — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Trump administration can turn away asylum seekers who approach ports of entry al…
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that the Trump administration can reinstate the policy of limiting the number of asylum seekers at the border, a policy previously used during the Obama and Trump administrations.
Donald Trump's administration can now resume a policy, launched in 2016 and suspended under Joe Biden, to prevent migrants from crossing the border with Mexico to apply for asylum in the United States.
Supreme Court allows Trump administration to block asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border
The Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for the Trump administration to potentially revive an immigration policy once used to turn back migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. The justices, in a 6-3 decision, overturned a lower court order blocking the practice that limited the number of people who could apply for asylum each day, first under the Obama administration and then expanded during President Donald Trump’s first term. Adv…
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