US supreme court agrees to consider Trump’s ban on asylum at US-Mexico border

The US supreme court has agreed to consider Donald Trump’s ban on asylum applications at the US-Mexico border. The case will determine whether the administration can block people from applying, challenging lower court rulings that found the executive order unlawful.

US law allows people who fear persecution to seek asylum, while the executive branch decides whether to grant it. The administration says lengthy processing times contributed to migrants entering the country while awaiting decisions; immigration lawyers counter that border crossings were already declining and argue applications must be assessed individually. The ban, introduced in 2025, has remained in force during the legal challenge.