Trump administration asks Supreme Court to reinstate border asylum ban
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The Department of Justice requested that the Supreme Court reinstate a proclamation from President Trump that shut down asylum claims at the U.S.-Mexico border. Solicitor General D. John Sauer argued that lower courts engaged in "judicial interference" when they declared the policy illegal. The administration characterized the border closure as one of the president's most important initiatives.
Consequences
If the Supreme Court grants the Department of Justice's request, the administration's border asylum ban will be legally reinstated. This move places the legality of the president's executive authority over border policy directly under the review of the nation's highest court.
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