Supreme Court to rule on Trump’s asylum ban
The Trump administration wants to overturn lower court decisions that found the executive order banning asylum applications is illegal. Federal law gives people the right to seek asylum if they fear persecution in their home countries, no matter how they arrived in the U.S.

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Supreme Court to rule on Trump’s asylum ban (opens NBC News in a new tab)
The Supreme Court agreed to decide whether President Donald Trump’s administration has the authority to ban asylum claims at the southern border.
Supreme Court takes up case over asylum access at border (opens CBS News in a new tab)
The case involving President Trump's directives suspending access to the asylum system is the latest involving the president's second-term immigration agenda.
Supreme Court will consider Trump's executive order suspending asylum access at the southern border (opens PBS NewsHour in a new tab)
The Trump administration wants to overturn lower court decisions that found the executive order banning asylum applications is illegal. Federal law gives people the right to seek asylum if they fear persecution in their home countries, no matter how they…

