US supreme court agrees to consider Trump’s ban on asylum at US-Mexico border
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Summary
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to consider President Donald Trump’s ban on asylum applications at the U.S.-Mexico border. The administration is challenging lower-court rulings that found the ban unlawful, arguing it can reject covered claims categorically; opponents say federal law protects the right to apply and requires individual decisions.Key Facts
- Trump’s executive order bars asylum applications by migrants covered by the order at the U.S.-Mexico border.
- The Supreme Court agreed to consider the administration’s challenge on Friday.
- Lower courts ruled that the asylum ban is illegal.
- Federal law allows people who fear persecution in their home countries to seek asylum, regardless of how they entered the United States.
- The Trump administration argues it can deny covered asylum claims as a group and need not accept applications it expects to reject.
- The administration says lengthy processing times contributed to increased migration at the southern border because some migrants were released while awaiting decisions.
- The ACLU and the National Immigrant Justice Center argue the president cannot unilaterally prevent people from applying for asylum.
- The ban has remained in effect during the litigation.
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