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The Economic Times
The Economic Times

"America's doors are closed fully to asylum seekers," says US Dy Chief of Staff

White House adviser Stephen Miller reacted to Supreme Court decisions on immigration, saying the US is completely closed to asylum seekers and Haitian refugees who received temporary protected status should leave the country.

The comments come as the US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that government officials can turn away asylum seekers at the southern border with Mexico if they have not yet set foot on US soil. The ruling on Thursday clears the way for the administration of President Donald Trump to revive a controversial policy known as "metering", in which immigration agents physically block those seeking asylum from crossing the border, Al Jazeera reported.

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