US Supreme Court paves way for government to block asylum seekers at border
Summary
The US Supreme Court ruled that government officials can block asylum seekers at the southern border if they have not yet entered the United States. This decision allows the Trump administration to restart a policy called “metering,” which limits the number of people allowed to apply for asylum at the border.Key Facts
- The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in favor of allowing border agents to turn away asylum seekers outside US soil.
- “Metering” is a policy where immigration agents physically block asylum seekers from crossing the border.
- Justice Samuel Alito wrote that people waiting in Mexico have not “arrived in the United States” and so cannot legally demand asylum.
- The ruling reversed a lower court’s decision that had outlawed “metering.”
- The policy existed under President Obama but was formalized and expanded by President Trump during his first term.
- President Biden ended the metering practice in 2021.
- Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented, arguing the ruling allows the government to avoid legal asylum protections.
- The ruling also followed another decision allowing the Trump administration to revoke Temporary Protected Status from some Haitian and Syrian nationals living in the US.
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