The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to take up a legal challenge to President Trump's directive suspending access to the asylum system for migrants crossing the southern border illegally.
The case centers on a proclamation issued on Trump's first day back in the White House, declaring an "invasion" at the southern border and barring migrants from seeking asylum. The Department of Homeland Security subsequently issued guidance implementing the policy, which immigration authorities have used to summarily remove individuals entering the country illegally without access to asylum applications.
A class-action lawsuit filed in February 2025 challenged the directive, leading federal courts to rule that the administration lacks the unilateral authority to replace rules enacted by Congress or suspend the right to seek asylum. While the lower courts blocked the policy, the Trump administration has continued to enforce it, with the stay on the ruling paused pending the Supreme Court's review.
The Supreme Court's decision, expected by the end of June or early July, will settle the question of executive power over immigration policy and the future of the nation's asylum system.