Supreme Court Sides With Trump Administration In Deportation Case
The 7-2 decision could have major consequences for thousands of asylum-seekers.
by Nina Totenberg
Jun 25, 2020
2 minutes
The U.S. Supreme Court handed the Trump administration a major victory Thursday, ruling that those who enter the United States seeking asylum from persecution elsewhere have no right to a federal court hearing.
The decision, on a 7-to-2 vote, allows the Trump administration to fast-track the deportation of thousands of immigrants who have claimed to be escaping from persecution and torture in
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