Supreme Court to hear Trump southern border asylum

Lower courts have ruled the policy blocking asylum applications at the southern border is illegal.

Courts · 30 sources · November 13, 2026 at 4:55 PM

The Supreme Court agreed to consider whether President Donald Trump has the authority to ban asylum claims at the southern border. The Trump administration is asking the justices to overturn lower court decisions that found it was illegal to block asylum applications following an executive order that called the situation at the southern border an "invasion." Lower courts have ruled against the policy, which has effectively shut down avenues for people seeking asylum protections and to remain in the United States. The case is the latest immigration issue the justices will weigh in the coming months.

“The case is the latest immigration issue the justices will weigh in the coming months.”

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