The US Supreme Court on Friday agreed to take up President Trump’s Executive Order suspending asylum at the southern border.
In January 2025, President Trump declared an “invasion” at the southern border after Joe Biden allowed more than 20 million illegal aliens to enter the US.
“Over the last 4 years, the prior administration invited, administered, and oversaw an unprecedented flood of illegal immigration into the United States. Millions of illegal aliens crossed our borders or were permitted to fly directly into the United States on commercial flights and allowed to settle in American communities, in violation of longstanding Federal laws,” the president wrote in a proclamation.
“Many of these aliens unlawfully within the United States present significant threats to national security and public safety, committing vile and heinous acts against innocent Americans,” the president said.
“Others are engaged in hostile activities, including espionage, economic espionage, and preparations for terror-related activities. Many have abused the generosity of the American people, and their presence in the United States has cost taxpayers billions of dollars at the Federal, State, and local levels,” Trump said.
DOJ Solicitor General John Sauer told the Supreme Court that the president has the authority to bar aliens from entry to the US.
NBC News reported:
Taking up another key aspect of President Donald Trump’s hard-line immigration agenda, the Supreme Court on Friday agreed to decide whether the administration has the authority to ban asylum claims at the southern border.
Although a federal judge ruled that the policy Trump enacted on the first day of his second term was unlawful, it has remained in effect while litigation continues.
The Supreme Court’s ruling, due before the end of June, will be the final word on the Trump administration’s sweeping assertion of presidential power over people trying to make asylum claims at the border, notwithstanding federal law enacted by Congress that lays out a procedure to do so.
The asylum dispute is the third significant case on Trump’s immigration policies that the court is considering, while the justices could take up other Trump-related cases in the coming months.
The ban stems from a proclamation the president issued Jan. 20, 2025, that declared an “invasion” on the southern border.
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