On June 25, 2026, the Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision in Mullin v. Al Otro Lado allowing border officials to limit the daily number of migrants allowed to request asylum at U.S. ports of entry, a practice known as "metering".

The Court ruled that turning away asylum seekers at the border does not violate federal immigration law. The majority reasoned that individuals standing in Mexico seeking entry have not technically "arrived in" the United States, meaning statutory asylum protections do not yet apply.
The policy allows Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to cap the number of people processed each day, often forcing thousands to wait indefinitely in Mexico.

Originally stemming from the Obama administration and expanded during President Trump's first term, the metering policy was previously blocked by lower courts before being validated by the Supreme Court.

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