The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to review a case led by an immigrant rights group urging the court to leave in place an appellate court decision that said the Trump administration's previous asylum policy at the U.S.-Mexico border is unconstitutional. File Photo by Annabelle Gordon/UPI | License Photo
Nov. 17 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court will weigh in on a controversial border policy called "metering" set in place during President Donald Trump's first term that turned away asylum seekers prior to entering U.S. soil.
Justices agreed to review the case led by immigrant rights group Al Otro Lado, who urged the court to leave in place a 9th Circuit U.S. Court of Appeal decision that said Trump's border approach was unconstitutional.
The Trump White House claimed the appeal ruling "already caused" and if left in place "will continue to cause untold interference with the Executive Branch's ability to manage the southern border."
In September 2021, a California federal judge ruled that the Trump administration's practice of systematically denying migrants access to the asylum process was unconstitutional.
