The Supreme Court announced Friday that it will hear the Trump administration's case to revive the president's asylum restrictions at the southern border, The Hill reported. The restrictions were issued on Inauguration Day and have since been ruled illegal by lower courts, according to the outlet. The case is set to be heard this term, with a decision expected by summer, The Hill said.
CBS News reported that the case involves President Trump's directives suspending access to the asylum system at the border. The outlet described the case as the latest involving the president's second-term immigration agenda.
PBS NewsHour reported, in a story by Lindsay Whitehurst of the Associated Press, that the Trump administration wants to overturn lower court decisions finding that the executive order banning asylum applications is illegal. That report noted that federal law gives people the right to seek asylum if they fear persecution in their home countries, no matter how they arrived in the U.S.
The three reports describe the measure in different terms. The Hill refers to asylum restrictions, CBS News to directives suspending access to the asylum system, and PBS NewsHour to an executive order banning asylum applications. The Hill and PBS NewsHour both reported that lower courts have ruled against the measure, while the CBS News summary does not describe how the lower courts ruled.
Sources: The Hill: Supreme Court will decide if Trump’s asylum restrictions are legal; CBS News: Supreme Court takes up case over asylum access at border; PBS NewsHour: Supreme Court will consider Trump's executive order suspending asylum access at the southern border.