Immigrant groups sought relief from Trump in court. It isn’t working.

Since President Donald Trump took office vowing to build the wall, immigrant advocacy groups have been pursuing a strategy heavily reliant on the courts – fighting the administration’s restrictive policies on legal immigration through lawsuits and often finding success.

But some immigration observers say a moment of truth has arrived: The courts may not prove to be the check on the president that rights groups have hoped.

Last week, the Supreme Court allowed the administration’s new restrictive rule on asylum-seekers to stand while the legal battle over it winds through the lower courts. The rule effectively bans almost all migrants on the southern border from applying for asylum. While the high court’s decision is temporary, it may well be a sign of things to come, putting additional important cases, such