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WATCH: Stephen Miller says 'America's doors are closed fully to asylum seekers' after Supreme Court rulings

WATCH: Stephen Miller says 'America's doors are closed fully to asylum seekers' after Supreme Court rulings

Summary

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to let the Trump administration end special legal protections for migrants from Haiti, Syria, and other countries, making them more vulnerable to deportation. The court also allowed the government to restart a policy that limits the number of asylum applications accepted daily at the U.S.-Mexico border.

Key Facts

  • The Supreme Court voted 6-3 in favor of ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for migrants from Haiti, Syria, and other countries.
  • TPS currently protects about 1.3 million people from 17 countries from being deported.
  • Ending TPS exposes these migrants to deportation.
  • The Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to bring back a border policy that restricts daily asylum applications.
  • This policy limits how many people can apply for asylum each day at the U.S.-Mexico border.
  • The lower courts had previously blocked this border policy, but the Supreme Court overruled them.
  • Stephen Miller, a White House adviser, said the U.S. is now fully closing its doors to asylum seekers.
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