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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Mark Sherman

What is asylum metering? Supreme Court to review immigration policy axed in 2021

The Supreme Court will review a policy used under past administrations to deny migrants a chance to apply for asylum on the Mexican border.

The justices will hear the Trump administration's appeal of lower court rulings that struck down the practice known as metering, in which U.S. border agents capped the number of people seeking asylum at border crossings by prohibiting migrants from setting foot in the U.S.

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