The U.S. Supreme Court recently found there are virtually no constitutional limits on the federal government's power to bar non-citizen spouses of American citizens entering the country as part of the hotly contested court case Department of State v. Muñoz. The decision may set a detrimental precedent for migrant families seeking to reunite with their loved ones, a new analysis by Slate argues.
The case centers on Sandra Muñoz, a U.S. citizen whose husband, Salvadorian Luis Asencio-Cordero, was barred from entering the U.S. to come live with her because U.S. consular officers claimed he had ties to the MS-13 criminal drug gang.
