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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Maanvi Singh

Supreme court lets Trump turn back asylum seekers at US-Mexico border

people walk up a ramp
Hundreds of asylum seekers who used a CBP phone app to make an appointment, are led to their interviews with US customs agents at the San Ysidro border crossing in April 2024. Photograph: Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images

The supreme court has given the Trump administration a green light to block asylum seekers at the US-Mexico border, in a decision that fundamentally reshapes the US asylum system.

The decision allows the Trump administration to revive its so-called turn-back or “metering” policy, allowing federal agents at the US border to stop migrants from physically setting foot on US soil, where federal law guarantees them the right to claim asylum and protection from persecution.

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