"Metering refers to the practice of turning away asylum seekers who arrive at official ports of entry into the US, on the basis that border officials are at capacity. Asylum seekers who were turned away were often left on the Mexican side of the southern border without safeguards or a timeline for when their asylum application would be accepted. A two-to-one majority on the Ninth Circuit Court ruled in 2024 that such action amounted to a withholding of asylum rights, rather than a simple delay."
"The case, known as Al Otro Lado v Noem, had previously been weighed by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, California. That court found that metering violated federal law granting non-citizens the right to apply for asylum in the US. A two-to-one majority on the Ninth Circuit Court ruled in 2024 that such action amounted to a withholding of asylum rights, rather than a simple delay."
The Trump administration implemented metering to limit asylum claims at the southern US border by turning away asylum seekers at ports of entry when officials claimed capacity limits. Many turned-away individuals remained on the Mexican side without safeguards or a timeline for processing. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in 2024 that metering violated federal law granting non-citizens the right to apply for asylum and that the practice amounted to withholding asylum rights rather than a delay. The case Al Otro Lado v Noem is headed to the Supreme Court for review. Advocacy groups contend the policy circumvented statutory inspection and processing requirements.
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