Markwayne Mullin, Secretary of Homeland Security, et al., Petitioners v. Al Otro Lado, a California Corporation, et al.

  1. June 25, 2026

    Justices Say Asylum Rights Begin On US Soil

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that federal immigration officials can turn away noncitizens without valid travel documents who haven't physically crossed the southern border when U.S. ports of entry are at capacity.

  2. March 24, 2026

    Justices Hunt For 'Magic' Border Line In Asylum Turnback Case

    The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday wrestled with when a noncitizen "arrives in" the U.S., but struggled to pin down whether someone's foot, hand or nose must cross a "magic" line that would obligate border officials to process them.

  3. March 20, 2026

    Up Next At High Court: Late Ballots And 'Last-Mile' Drivers

    The U.S. Supreme Court will kick off its March oral arguments session by reviewing disputes over the validity of state laws allowing late-arriving mail-in ballots to be counted in federal elections and whether "last-mile" delivery drivers qualify for the transportation worker exemption to the Federal Arbitration Act. 

  4. February 17, 2026

    Democrats Fight Asylum Turn-Back Policy At Supreme Court

    A group of 26 congressional Democrats urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to find that a currently rescinded policy to physically block asylum-seekers at the southern border violates federal immigration law, arguing Congress never intended such a statutory interpretation.

  5. November 17, 2025

    Justices Will Review Defunct Asylum Metering Policy

    The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Monday to review a defunct policy under which border agents physically prevent asylum-seekers from setting foot on U.S. soil and turn them back to Mexico when border processing capacity is maxed out.