Supreme Court considers allowing Trump administration to revive restrictive immigration policy

Key Points:

• The Supreme Court is considering whether the Trump administration can reinstate the immigration policy known as metering, which limits the number of migrants allowed to apply for asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border.
• Conservative justices appeared sympathetic to the Justice Department's argument that metering is a necessary tool used by multiple administrations to manage border capacity, while others questioned the policy's implications for asylum eligibility.
• Metering, first used during the Obama administration and expanded under Trump, was halted during the COVID-19 pandemic and formally rescinded by President Biden in 2021, with lower courts ruling it violated migrants' constitutional rights.
• The legal dispute centers on the interpretation of "arrive in" under the Immigration and Nationality Act, with the government arguing it applies only to those physically inside the U.S., while advocates insist it includes anyone presenting at a port of entry.
• This case is one of several immigration-related issues before the Supreme Court this term, including challenges to birthright citizenship and protections for migrants fleeing violence and instability.