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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Vinay Patel

Supreme Court Paves Way for Trump to Strip Legal Status From 1.3 Million Migrants in Ruthless Border Ruling

In a pair of 6–3 rulings, the conservative Supreme Court supermajority handed President Trump a total immigration victory, paving the way to strip legal status from 1.3 million settled migrants from 17 nations (Credit: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Millions of migrants living legally in the United States could now face deportation after the Supreme Court handed President Donald Trump two major victories that dramatically advance his immigration agenda.

In a pair of rulings on Thursday, the court cleared the way for federal authorities to revoke legal protections for millions already in the country and allowed the White House to revive a hardline policy that largely blocks migrants from seeking asylum at the border.

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