Supreme Court Weighs What Counts as Being 'In' the United States
TL;DR
The Supreme Court heard arguments over the legality of border 'metering' of asylum seekers, weighing whether the 1996 asylum statute covers people who are only turned away at the border; conservatives appear to favor a narrow reading that only those 'in' the United States count, while Justices like Sotomayor warned that denying access could violate treaty obligations and cause humanitarian harm.
- Supreme Court questions what it means to be ‘in’ the U.S. Politico
- Supreme Court Seems Open to Trump Request to Block Asylum Seekers at Border The New York Times
- Supreme Court conservatives grapple with ‘metering’ rules in key immigration case The Hill
- Supreme Court debates what ‘arrives in’ the US means as it scrutinizes former asylum seeker policy CNN
- Justices seem inclined to revive Trump policy blocking migrants at border The Washington Post
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