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Supreme Court Rules Asylum Seekers Must Physically Cross the Border Before U.S. Law Applies

6/26/2026

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that migrants standing at the U.S.-Mexico border but not yet on American soil have no legal right to be processed by U.S.

immigration officials, clearing the way for the Trump administration to revive a border-management practice known as "metering." The decision in Mullin v.

Al Otro Lado resolves a years-long legal dispute over what it means, under U.S.

immigration law, to "arrive in the United States." What Metering Means — and Why the Court Was Asked to Define It Metering is the practice of limiting the number of asylum seekers allowed to enter a port of entry at any one time, turning away individuals who cannot be immediately processed and directing them to wait in Mexico until capacity opens up.

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