Supreme Court agrees to hear Trump's case for shutting asylum at the southern border

The Supreme Court said Friday it will decide whether President Trump can suspend access to the asylum system and other legal protections for migrants who cross the southern border illegally, CBS News reports. A ruling is expected by the end of June or early July.

On his first day back in office, Trump issued a proclamation declaring an "invasion" at the southern border, suspending entry for migrants crossing between ports of entry and barring them from seeking asylum. Immigration authorities have relied on the policy to quickly remove migrants who enter illegally.

Three nonprofit groups and 13 migrants sued in February 2025. U.S. District Judge Randolph Moss in Washington later struck down the restrictions, ruling that neither the Constitution nor federal immigration law let the administration replace procedures set by Congress, and he certified a class covering everyone subject to the proclamation. In April a divided D.C. Circuit panel agreed.

The policy remains in force while the case continues: the D.C. Circuit put its ruling on hold pending Supreme Court review. The justices are also weighing the administration's removals of migrants to third countries and the detention of illegal immigrants without bond hearings.

Unlawful crossings at the U.S.-Mexico border are at historic lows under Trump's second term.