Supreme Court agrees to hear Trump's asylum ban at the southern border
The justices will review a D.C. appeals court ruling that struck down the policy as an overreach by the government.
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to decide whether the Trump administration can suspend access to asylum for immigrants at the U.S.-Mexico border. The justices will review a ruling by a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., that struck down the policy.
The case traces back to a Jan. 20, 2025, proclamation by President Donald Trump that said an invasion was ongoing at the southern border and suspended the entry of noncitizens engaged in the invasion. The Department of Homeland Security later barred noncitizens from applying for asylum and said people who entered despite the suspension would be quickly removed.
The challengers include 13 individuals who say they were persecuted or tortured in their home countries, along with three immigration-related nonprofits. A federal judge, Randolph Moss, threw out the DHS guidance as unlawful, and a D.C. Circuit panel largely upheld that decision on the merits.
The court's docket already includes other immigration disputes, including third-party removals and detention without a hearing.
By the numbers
- 13individuals among the challengers who say they were persecuted or tortured at home
Key points
- The Trump administration asked the justices to overturn lower court decisions.
- The case is Mullin v. Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services.
- The D.C. Circuit said Congress did not give the executive the expansive removal authority it claims.
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