Court Lets Trump Turn Back Asylum Seekers

A policy of turning back asylum seekers at the border was rescinded in 2021, but the Trump administration wants the flexibility to reinstate it as a tool for border control.

1. Frame 1The Supreme Court let Trump officials turn back asylum seekers before they enter U.S. soil.
2. Frame 2The case turned on whether people waiting in Mexico had legally arrived in the United States.
3. Frame 3A rescinded 2021 turn-back policy, called metering, can now be revived at border crossings.
4. Frame 4The 6-3 ruling split the court conservatives from three dissenting liberal justices.
5. Frame 5Asylum seekers fleeing persecution could be denied even the chance to request U.S. refuge.
6. Frame 6Trump officials can decide whether to restart metering at ports of entry after the ruling.