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The Supreme Court May Close the Door on Asylum This Term

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TL;DR

Noem v. Al Otro Lado remains pending — the Court's most consequential immigration case this term could effectively end asylum as it has existed since 1980.

MSM Perspective

SCOTUSblog noted the case remained pending with no opinion issued this week.

X Perspective

X's legal community flagged that the Court accepted the case on an expedited schedule — a signal that the majority has the votes.

The Supreme Court did not issue an opinion in Noem v. Al Otro Lado on Friday. The case, which challenges the statutory and constitutional basis for asylum claims by individuals who have not yet entered the United States, remains the term's most consequential immigration matter. [1]

If the Court sides with the administration, it would effectively eliminate the right to claim asylum at the border — a right that has existed in American law since the Refugee Act of 1980.

-- ANNA WEBER, Berlin

Sources & X Posts

News Sources
[1] https://www.scotusblog.com/case-files/cases/noem-v-al-otro-lado/
X Posts
[2] Noem v. Al Otro Lado is still pending. But the expedited grant + the current Court composition = the asylum question is already answered. The opinion is the formality. https://x.com/steve_vladeck/status/1905693555230433280

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