US Supreme Court sides with Trump in asylum-processing case (opens original article in a new tab)

The US Supreme Court ruled in favor of Trump's asylum policy, allowing border officials to turn away asylum seekers when crossings are overburdened, reversing a lower court's decision.

• US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in favor of Trump's asylum policy, allowing border officials to turn away asylum seekers when crossings are overburdened.
• The decision reversed a lower court's finding that the policy violated federal law, with Justice Alito stating that asylum seekers on the Mexican side of the border have not 'arrived in the United States'.
• Justice Sotomayor dissented, warning that the ruling could lead to more deaths and dangerous border crossings as asylum seekers are blocked from entering the US.