The U.S. Supreme Court is set to hear arguments on March 24 in a case to decide whether the government is required to allow asylum seekers to apply for asylum before they’ve crossed the border.
The case, Noem v. Al Otro Lado, questions when a person has “arrived” in the United States for the purposes of a federal law that 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.
Attorneys for the Justice Department are disputing asylum seekers’ argument that arrival occurs when immigration officials stop them before they cross the border….
Supreme Court to Decide Whether Asylum Seekers Can Apply for Asylum at the Border
