A U.S. appeals court ruled on Wednesday that the federal government's former practice of turning away asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border due to a daily cap violated federal immigration law that requires border agents to inspect all asylum seekers who "arrive" at designated border crossings, even if they have not yet crossed into the United States.
The practice, known as metering, was implemented in 2016 in response to a surge in the number of inadmissible Haitian nationals seeking admission at San Diego ports of entry. It was later expanded under the Trump administration before being discontinued in 2021.
