Customs and Border Protection may prevent immigrants from making asylum claims, and DHS may end Temporary Protected Status for Haitian and Syrian nationals residing in the U.S.
The justices of the Supreme Court released rulings in two immigration-related cases on Thursday. Justice Samuel Alito authored both opinions, which were decided along ideological lines.
In the first case, the majority determined that President Trump’s administration may reinstate a policy known as “metering,” which prevents immigrants from claiming asylum by stopping them from reaching the nation’s border. Federal law permits immigrants to apply for asylum when the claimant “arrives in” the U.S.
Justice Alito wrote, “A person arrives in a destination only when he enters it, and that conclusion does not change because someone or something blocks entry. A person arrives in the United States, then, only when he enters it.”
The justices also ruled that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) may end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Haitian and Syrian nationals living in the U.S.
Justice Alito wrote that lower courts had exceeded their authority in ruling against the president’s administration and that federal law “expressly restricts” courts from reviewing DHS decisions to end or extend TPS protections. The majority also determined that the ending of TPS protections for Haitians was not racial discrimination.
As the Lord Leads, Pray with Us…
- For wisdom for the justices of the Supreme Court as they author the remaining decisions of the current term.
- For Secretary Markwayne Mullin and members of DHS, ICE, and CBP as they implement policies to enforce federal immigration laws.
Sources: Roll Call, MSN, UPI News
