Supreme Court Rules U.S. Can Turn Away Asylum Seekers Waiting in Mexico in 6-3 Decision (opens in new tab)

The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 in Mullin v. Al Otro Lado that a person physically blocked from entering the United States by a border agent has not legally 'arrived in the United States' and cannot demand asylum review. The ruling erases a 1980 Refugee Act protection that advocates say was the last barrier preventing indefinite metering of asylum seekers at U.S. ports of entry.