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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Woodward

Can Trump turn away asylum seekers? Supreme Court appears ready to restart border blockage

The Supreme Court’s conservative majority appears ready to let Donald Trump’s administration resume blocking asylum seekers from U.S. border crossings if ports of entry are too overwhelmed to hear their cases.

During a Tuesday hearing over the legality of a previous Trump policy, justices spent most of the time scrutinizing what it means to “arrive” — and the differences between “in” and “at.”

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