US Supreme Court sides with Trump in asylum-processing case

The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 to uphold the federal government’s authority to turn away asylum seekers at the US-Mexico border when officials determine crossings are overburdened. The decision overturned a lower court’s finding that the policy violated federal law, with Justice Samuel Alito arguing that asylum seekers stopped in Mexico have not yet 'arrived in the United States.' The ruling allows the 'metering' policy to potentially resume, separate from another ongoing legal challenge to a different border entry policy.