Supreme Court Hands Trump Two Immigration Victories

The rulings mark a shift in the legal fight over who can seek protection in the U.S., giving the Trump administration a new avenue to limit asylum claims at the border.

The Supreme Court handed President Trump two major immigration victories Thursday.

In the first case, Mullin v. Al Otro Lado, the court held that migrants who are turned away at the border before entering the U.S. are not entitled to apply for asylum.

In the second case, Mullin v. Doe, the court ruled that Haitian and Syrian nationals in the U.S. with temporary protected status could not receive judicial relief postponing the revocation of their status while they challenge the Trump administration’s efforts to revoke it in court.

Together, the rulings mark a shift in the legal fight over who can seek protection in the U.S., giving the Trump administration a new avenue to limit asylum claims at the border and more leeway to move forward with ending temporary protections for certain migrants already in the country.