Supreme Court allows asylum seekers to be turned away at the border

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on June 25 in Mullin v. Al Otro Lado that U.S. officials may turn away asylum seekers who approach ports of entry from Mexico before physically entering the United States. The ruling clears the way for Trump to revive a border “metering” policy first used under ObamaBarack Obama44th President of the United States (2009–2017), expanded in Trump’s first term and ended by BidenJoe Biden46th President of the United States (2021–2025) in 2021. In a separate 6-3 immigration decision, the court allowed Trump to end temporary protected status for hundreds of thousands of migrants.