Supreme Court lets Trump turn away asylum seekers at the border
ABC NewsLiveVideoShowsGood Morning AmericaShopGMAInterest Successfully AddedWe'll notify you here with news aboutTurn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? "We hold that an alien who is standing in Mexico does not 'arrive in the United States' by attempting, and failing, to set foot in the country," Justice Samuel Alito wrote for the court's conservative majority. While the policy was voluntarily rescinded in 2021 after a surge of migrants had overwhelmed border crossings, the government now has the ability to reinstate it if necessary.
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- ▪While the policy was voluntarily rescinded in 2021 after a surge of migrants had overwhelmed border crossings, the government now has the ability to reinstate it if necessary.
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ABC NewsLiveVideoShowsGood Morning AmericaShopGMAInterest Successfully AddedWe'll notify you here with news aboutTurn on desktop notifications for breaking stories about interest? OffOnStream onSupreme Court lets Trump turn away asylum seekers at the borderThe decision will allow agents to shut the door to migrants fleeing persecution.ByDevin DwyerJune 25, 2026, 3:19 PM6:04Asylum seekers queue at the El Chaparral crossing port to attend their appointment with US authorities at the US-Mexico border in Tijuana, Baja California State, Mexico, June 5, 2024.Guillermo Arias/AFP via Getty ImagesThe Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Trump administration can turn away asylum seekers who approach ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border, reversing a lower court decision that the policy…
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