- The Supreme Court (6-3) cleared the way for the government to potentially revive “metering,” a practice that limits how many people can apply for asylum each day at the U.S.–Mexico border — a tactic used under both Obama and Trump and not currently in effect.
- Advocates say metering created a humanitarian crisis by forcing migrants into unsafe makeshift camps; the court’s conservative majority ruled those turned away aren’t “arriving,” while Justice Sotomayor’s dissent invoked the Statue of Liberty.
- The ruling is one of several major immigration decisions this term (including fights over birthright citizenship and other protections) and could significantly change how asylum seekers access the U.S. system.
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