Trump immigration plans: Supreme Court allows curb on migrants
The US Supreme Court has given the go-ahead to Trump administration plans that severely limit the ability of migrants to claim asylum.
When it was unveiled this year in July it was almost immediately blocked from taking effect so the move is being seen as a victory for the Trump administration in US media.Migrants from Central America travel north, often on foot, through Mexico until they reach the US border. Many of those arriving are fleeing violence or poverty.
"The current ban would eliminate virtually all asylum at the southern border, even at ports of entry, for everyone except Mexicans," it said in a petition.Why is this controversial?
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