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Supreme Court Blocks Trump’s Asylum Ban

HeadlineDec 26, 2018

The government shutdown came as the Supreme Court ruled Friday that the Trump administration cannot enforce a ban on asylum claims by immigrants who cross into the U.S. outside a port of entry. Newly seated Justice Brett Kavanaugh sided with the Trump administration, while Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg sided with the 5-4 majority in blocking the Trump administration’s asylum ban.

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