US Supreme Court backs Trump, blocks asylum claims at Mexican border
The US Supreme Court sided with President Donald Trump and upheld limits on asylum claims at the Mexican border. The ruling follows a separate decision that allowed the administration to end temporary protections for Haitian and Syrian migrants.
The US Supreme Court has upheld the Trump administration's policy of limiting asylum claims at the Mexican border, handing the government a legal victory on a central plank of its immigration agenda.
The decision follows a separate ruling in which the court allowed the administration to end Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and Syrian migrants. Together, the two rulings widen the executive's authority over who may seek protection in the United States.
Immigrant-rights advocates said the measures would affect people seeking international protection, while the administration defended the policy on border-security grounds. The underlying cases are expected to continue in the lower courts.
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