Trump news at a glance: US asylum policy slated to change after supreme court ruling
Supreme court ruling will allow Trump administration to block asylum seekers at the US-Mexico border – key US politics stories from Thursday 25 June
TL;DR
- Supreme Court allows Trump administration to block asylum seekers at the US-Mexico border.
- Court ruling permits the 'turn-back' policy, preventing migrants from physically entering US soil to claim asylum.
- The decision hinges on the interpretation of 'arriving in' US territory.
- Supreme Court also ruled in favor of the Trump administration's bid to strip Temporary Protected Status (TPS) from Haitians and Syrians.
- A restrictive gun law in Hawaii was struck down by the Supreme Court.
- The White House is seeking $87.6bn in new funding, largely for potential costs related to Iran.
- New evidence suggests Robert F Kennedy Jr's trip to Samoa was vaccine-related.
- A National Park Service official stated the reflecting pool was cut with a sharp knife or razor.
- Senate Republicans rejected a war powers resolution regarding Iran after pressure from Trump.
- California voters will decide on a one-time 5% tax on billionaires.
- The Supreme Court ruled in favor of Monsanto in Roundup cancer lawsuits.
- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis confirmed the closure of an immigration jail.
- The Pentagon is reinstating the flu vaccination requirement for military recruits.
- Senator Ron Wyden accused HHS of preparing to use a new legal framework to deport unaccompanied migrant children.