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US Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration to Tighten Immigration Policies

From 24.kg · () Russian

Translated from Russian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • The U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to tighten immigration policies.
  • The court permitted the termination of temporary protection for some migrants and reinstated limits on asylum claims at the border.
  • This could affect over a million people who have legal status in the U.S. due to crises in their home countries.

The U.S. Supreme Court has issued two rulings that empower the Trump administration to implement stricter immigration policies. These decisions permit the termination of temporary protected status for migrants from several countries, including Haiti and Syria, potentially jeopardizing the legal status of over a million individuals. These people have previously been allowed to live and work in the U.S. due to wars, natural disasters, or other crises in their nations.

Additionally, the court has reinstated a policy that restricts the number of migrants processed at official border checkpoints for asylum claims. This "metering" system, introduced under the Obama administration and expanded by Trump, was later rescinded by the Biden administration. The Supreme Court's decision allows for the reintroduction of these limitations.

America's doors are completely closed to asylum seekers. If you are seeking asylum, we will find some other country in the world to take you.

— Stephen MillerWhite House advisor Stephen Miller commented on the Supreme Court's decision regarding asylum seekers.

Following the ruling, White House advisor Stephen Miller stated that individuals losing their temporary protected status should be deported. He declared, "America's doors are completely closed to asylum seekers. If you are seeking asylum, we will find some other country in the world to take you." Miller described the court's decision as "simple and elegant."

simple and elegant.

— Stephen MillerWhite House advisor Stephen Miller described the Supreme Court's ruling.
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Originally published by 24.kg in Russian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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