A majority of the Supreme Court appeared ready during oral arguments Tuesday to clear the way for a policy seeking to prevent immigrants from presenting asylum claims at the U.S. border with Mexico.
The Trump administration asked the justices to overturn a ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit that blocked the policy known as “metering,” which has border officials prevent immigrants from crossing into the U.S. to present their asylum claims.
The policy was initially adopted by the Obama administration before being formalized in the first Trump term and then dropped by the Biden administration while the legal challenge moved through the courts.
