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Supreme Court to review old policy used to turn away asylum seekers at U.S. border

Nbcwashington · 🇺🇸 public United States · · 408 words · By Mark Sherman; The Associated Press
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What to know about Supreme Court to review old policy used to turn away asylum seekers at U.S. border

The Supreme Court agreed Monday to review a policy used under past administrations to deny migrants a chance to apply for asylum on the Mexican border until space opened up to process claims.

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What happened

The Supreme Court agreed Monday to review a policy used under past administrations to deny migrants a chance to apply for asylum on the Mexican border until space opened up to process claims.

Why it matters

The justices will hear the Trump administration's appeal of lower court rulings that struck down the practice known as metering, in which U.S.

Common ground

border agents capped the number of people seeking asylum at border crossings by prohibiting migrants from setting foot in the U.S.

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Claim 1: “U.S. District Judge Cynthia Bashant ruled in 2021 that metering violated the migrants' constitutional rights and a federal law requiring officials to screen anyone who shows up seeking asylum.”
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Multiple independent sources confirm that U.S. District Judge Cynthia Bashant ruled in 2021 that metering violated constitutional due-process rights and federal laws regarding asylum screening.
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web search NEUTRAL — U.S. District Judge Cynthia Bashant ruled in 2021 that metering violated the migrants' constitutional rights and a federal law requiring officials to screen anyone who shows up seeking asylum.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politic…
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web search NEUTRAL — U.S. District Judge Cynthia Bashant ruled Thursday that the U.S. government’s practice of denying migrants a chance to apply for asylum on the Mexican border until space opens up to process claims is …
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/news/2021/09/03/us-judge-mexic…
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web search NEUTRAL — The change in policy came a month after U.S. District Judge Cynthia Bashant ruled in September that metering violates migrants' due-process rights under the U.S. Constitution and that the policy ignor…
https://www.keranews.org/texas-news/2021-11-15/asylum-seekin…
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Claim 2: “Twelve of the 29 judges on the San Francisco-based appeals court voted to rehear the case”
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No evidence was provided for this claim in the search results.
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Claim 3: “The practice ended in 2020 when the coronavirus pandemic led the government to restrict asylum-seekers even more severely.”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists of irrelevant search results about pizza and general COVID-19 definitions. There is no evidence provided that specifically confirms the metering practice ended in 2020 due to the pandemic.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Starting in January 2020, the disease spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic. In March 2…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The global COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an outbreak in Wuhan, China, in December 2019.…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On December 31, 2019, China announced the discovery of a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan. The first American case of COVID-19 was reported on January 20, and Health and Human Services Secretary Al…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COVID-19_pandemic_in_the_Unite…
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Claim 4: “They can work legally, bring immediate family, apply for legal residency and eventually seek U.S. citizenship.”
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Claim 5: “The Supreme Court agreed Monday to review a policy used under past administrations to deny migrants a chance to apply for asylum on the Mexican border until space opened up to process claims.”
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Multiple independent web search results confirm that the Supreme Court agreed to review the legality of the 'metering' policy used to limit asylum processing at the border.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An associate justice of the Supreme Court of the United States is a justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, other than the chief justice of the United States. The number of associate justic…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest-ranking judicial body in the United States. Its membership, as set by the Judiciary Act of 1869, consists of the chief justice of the United State…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is the highest court in the federal judiciary of the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all U.S. federal court cases, and over s…
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Claim 6: “To qualify, they have to show a fear of persecution in their own country because of specific reasons, such as their race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion.”
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Claim 7: “A panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed Bashant's ruling in a 2-1 decision.”
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Claim 8: “People seeking refuge in the U.S. are able to apply for asylum once they are on American soil, regardless of whether they came legally.”
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Claim 9: “Metering was first used during President Barack Obama's administration when large numbers of Haitians appeared at the main crossing to San Diego from Tijuana, Mexico.”
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Only one search result (a VK snippet/article) explicitly links the origin of metering to the Obama administration and Haitian migrants in San Diego. Other results discuss the 2010 earthquake or general border issues but do not corroborate the specific origin of the policy.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A catastrophic magnitude 7.0 Mw earthquake struck Haiti at 16:53 local time (21:53 UTC) on Tuesday, 12 January 2010. The epicenter was near the town of Léogâne, Ouest department, approximately 25 kilo…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Haiti_earthquake
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Frank Shepard Fairey (born February 15, 1970) is an American contemporary artist, activist and founder of OBEY Clothing who emerged from the skateboarding scene. In 1989, he designed the "Andre the Gi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — USS Carl Vinson (CVN-70) is the United States Navy's third Nimitz-class supercarrier. She is named for Carl Vinson (1883–1981), a congressman from Georgia, in recognition of his contributions to the U…
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Claim 10: “Once people are granted asylum, they can’t be deported.”
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Claim 11: “President Donald Trump suspended the asylum system on the first day of his second term”
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While evidence confirms Donald Trump assumed office as the 47th president on January 20, 2025, there is no evidence in the provided results stating that he 'suspended the asylum system on the first day of his second term'.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As of 2025, Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, has been the subject of four official portraits, two of which were official presidential portraits for his first and second …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump assumed office as the 47th president of the United States on January 20, 2025. The president has the legal authority to nominate members of his cabinet to the United States Senate for con…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_cabinet_of_Donald_Trump
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Claim 12: “It was expanded to all border crossings from Mexico during Trump's first term in the White House.”
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Web search results explicitly state that the government extended the metering policy to all ports of entry along the US-Mexico border in 2017 (during Trump's first term).
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web search NEUTRAL — During his first presidency, Trump imposed a travel ban on seven Muslim-majority countries, expanded the Mexico–United States border wall, and enforced a family separation policy on the border.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Trump
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web search NEUTRAL — The "Remain in Mexico" policy from Trump's first-term will be reinstated as well. This forced non-Mexican asylum seekers to wait in Mexico until their asylum claims in the US were resolved.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyn2p8x2eyo
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web search NEUTRAL — The border between the United States and Mexico stretches for nearly 2,000 miles from the Gulf of Mexico to the Pacific Ocean and touches the states of California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas.
https://www.history.com/articles/everything-you-need-to-know…
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Claim 13: “President Joe Biden formally rescinded the use of metering in 2021.”
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Multiple independent sources confirm that the Biden administration officially rescinded the metering policy in 2021 (specifically November 2021).
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web search NEUTRAL — Metering was first used during President Barack Obama's administration when large numbers of Haitians appeared at the main crossing to San Diego from Tijuana, Mexico.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politic…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Biden administration officially rescinded the metering policy at the border in November 2021.When Biden took office in January 2021, there was a moment of optimism on the part of aid workers and r…
https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/news-feature/2023/05/10/h…
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web search NEUTRAL — The president had planned to hang a chandelier.. Article deleted. What is asylum metering? Supreme Court to review immigration policy axed in 2021. The Independent - World.
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Claim 14: “the Trump administration's appeal of lower court rulings that struck down the practice known as metering, in which U.S. border agents capped the number of people seeking asylum at border crossings by prohibiting migrants from setting foot in the U.S.”
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Multiple sources describe metering as a practice of capping the number of asylum seekers and prohibiting entry until processing space is available, often referred to as 'queue management' by the government.
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web search NEUTRAL — border patrol agent with asylum seekers.In a 2-1 ruling this week, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals said border officers are legally required to process asylum seekers when they arrive at a port of …
https://www.kjzz.org/fronteras-desk/2024-10-25/appeals-court…
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web search NEUTRAL — For asylum seekers and their advocates, it offers renewed hope that future border management policies will respect the rights of individuals seeking refuge and protection. Concluding Reflections.
https://www.bulbapp.io/p/c7a22e65-e4b0-48c0-84fc-50e4a77ae4c…
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web search NEUTRAL — The U.S. government calls the policy "queue management." Immigrant advocates call it "metering." Either way, it's designed to manage the number of migrants who can claim asylum each day at the U.S.-Me…
https://www.yahoo.com/news/metering-border-asylum-seekers-su…
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