The US Supreme Court has sided with the Trump Administration in a 6-3 decision, allowing immigration officials to turn away migrants who seek asylum at the US-Mexico border.
In a ruling that has significant implications for immigration policy, the high court determined that migrants cannot apply for asylum until they step foot in the United States.
The three liberal justices on the court dissented from the decision, with Justice Sotomayor reading her dissent from the bench.
Sotomayor warned of the consequences of the decision, stating that more people will die and more people will attempt to cross the border illegally, with some making it while others will not.
Conservative Justice Alito wrote the majority opinion, arguing that the phrase "arrives in the United States" is not met when a person is outside the country.
The court's decision overturns lower-court decisions that found Congress intended to permit any immigrant approaching a border checkpoint to file for asylum.
The ruling effectively greenlights a "metering" policy that has been in place since the Obama administration and was expanded during President Donald Trump's first term.
