Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to Trump's border asylum ban
The Supreme Court announced on Friday that it will decide whether the Trump administration can suspend access to asylum for migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. The justices agreed to review a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit that struck down the policy as government overreach. The Trump administration had asked the court to overturn lower court decisions finding the policy illegal.
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The policy stems from President Donald Trump's January 2025 executive order, which called the situation at the southern border an "invasion" and largely barred people from applying for asylum there.358
The case, Mullin v. Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services, will be heard later this term, according to the Washington Examiner.3
Solicitor General D. John Sauer called the policy Trump's "main tool" for stopping illegal crossings.10
The New York Times reported that the policy has effectively shut down avenues for people seeking asylum protections and to remain in the United States.9
The justices announced the decision in a brief list of orders from their private conference earlier on Friday, SCOTUSblog reported.4
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