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Justices to consider the rights of asylum seekers at the U.S.

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Justices to consider the rights of asylum seekers at the U.S.-Mexico border The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments next week in a challenge to the government’s policy of systematically turning back asylum seekers before they can reach the U.S. border with Mexico. The policy at the center of Noem v. Al Otro Lado is no longer in place, but the Trump administration calls it a “critical tool for a...
The *Noem v. Al Otro Lado* case represents a fundamental confrontation between the executive branch’s asserted authority over border management and the legal protections afforded to asylum seekers. The core pattern here is a classic “motte-and-bailey” tactic – the government is subtly redefining the terms of the debate to frame the question as simply about “arrivals,” rather than the substantive right to seek asylum when fearing persecution. The 9th Circuit's ruling, while seemingly narrow, exp...