The Trump administration has sought to restrict asylum claims at the southern US border, alleging abuse within the system.
The United States Supreme Court has agreed to review a legal challenge against a controversial tactic called “metering”, which the federal government has used to turn away asylum seekers who arrive at its borders but are prevented from crossing.
On Monday, the justices granted a petition from the administration of President Donald Trump to review a lower court ruling that found “metering” to be an unlawful impediment to the asylum process.
The case, known as Al Otro Lado v Noem, had previously been weighed by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, California. That court found that “metering” violated federal law granting non-citizens the right to apply for asylum in the US.
“Metering” refers to the practice of turning away asylum seekers who arrive at official ports of entry into the US, on the basis that border of
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