Bloomberg Law
Sept. 11, 2019, 10:14 PM UTC

Trump Administration Can Curb Asylum Bids, Supreme Court Says

Greg Stohr
Greg Stohr
Bloomberg News

In a victory for President Donald Trump, the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the administration to enforce a new rule designed to sharply limit who can apply for asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border.

The justices said the administration can apply the policy while a legal challenge goes forward. A series of lower court rulings had put the rule on hold. Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor dissented.

The policy affects people who travel to the U.S. through Mexico from Central America. People crossing the southern border won’t be able to seek asylum unless they previously applied for protection from ...

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