The Supreme Court seemed poised on March 24 to accept the Trump administration’s argument that the government can block illegal immigrants from seeking asylum at the border.
The argument hinges on whether these people have “arrived in” the United States.
A group of 13 asylum seekers filed suit in 2017 to challenge a policy called “metering,” in which border agents, primarily at U.S. ports of entry, turn away asylum seekers to avoid overcrowding of border facilities. A federal law says that “Any alien who is physically present in the United States or who arrives in the United States … may apply for asylum,” regardless of legal status….
Supreme Court Seems Sympathetic to Allowing Admin to Block Asylum Seekers at the Border
