Politics · United States · 24 mins ago
Supreme Court to review Trump policy blocking asylum at the border
The Supreme Court will review President Trump's border asylum policy after agreeing to hear a legal challenge.
The policy blocks migrants who cross the U.S.-Mexico border between official entry points from seeking asylum and other legal protections.
The administration says the measure is part of its effort to curb illegal immigration.
A federal judge and an appeals court ruled the policy exceeded presidential authority, but the administration has continued enforcing it while the case proceeds.
The case was brought by three nonprofit groups and 13 people affected by the policy.
The justices' ruling could determine whether the restrictions can stand and shape the rights available to migrants who cross the border.
A decision is expected by the end of June or early July, alongside rulings in other immigration cases.
The Supreme Court agreed to review President Donald Trump’s policy suspending asylum access for migrants crossing the southern border.
The case will consider whether the president can bar migrants from applying for asylum under federal law.
Three nonprofit or immigrant-rights groups and 13 individuals challenged the policy.
Lower courts ruled against the administration, but their decisions have been paused while the case proceeds.
The Supreme Court is expected to decide the case by the end of June or early July.
- Who
- The Supreme Court will review the policy issued by President Donald Trump. The challengers include 13 individuals and three groups.
- What
- The court will decide whether the administration may suspend asylum access for migrants crossing the southern border.
- When
- The court agreed to hear the case on Friday, November 13, 2026. A decision is expected by the end of June or early July.
- Where
- The policy concerns migrants crossing the U.S. southern border.
- Why
- The Trump administration says the policy is part of its effort to curb illegal immigration. Challengers say it conflicts with federal immigration law.
Trump administration
Challengers
Legal authority
Trump administration
The administration argues that the president can suspend asylum access as part of his response to an invasion at the border.
Challengers
Challengers argue that federal immigration law allows migrants to apply for asylum and that the president cannot unilaterally suspend that right.
Policy purpose
Trump administration
The administration says the measures help address a border crisis and prevent asylum claims from delaying deportation.
Challengers
Challengers say the policy unlawfully blocks migrants from seeking protections provided by law.
Trump signed a proclamation suspending entry for migrants crossing the southern border and restricting access to asylum.
Three groups and 13 individuals filed a class-action lawsuit challenging the policy.
A federal judge in Washington set aside the restrictions and found them unlawful.
A divided appeals court upheld the district court decision, but its ruling was stayed while the administration appealed.
The Supreme Court agreed to take up the case.
- Plaintiffs
- 13 individuals and three groups
- Policy
- Suspends asylum access for migrants crossing the southern border
- District court judge
- Randolph Moss
- Appeals court ruling
- A divided three-judge panel upheld the lower court decision in April
- Expected decision
- By the end of June or early July
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What people are saying
Barring foreign individuals who are physically present in the United States from applying for asylum and, if they make the statutory showing that they are eligible, from being considered to receive it cannot be squared with the statute
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one of the ‘key magnets’ for that flood of aliens was ‘asylum.’