Last year, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that asylum seekers had 'arrived in the United States' when they stood on the Mexico side of the border and encountered a U.S. official. The Trump administration appealed that ruling, and today the Supreme Court handed the Trump administration a major win, ruling 6-3 to overturn the lower court's decision.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court delivers a MASSIVE win for Trump's immigration agenda!
— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) June 25, 2026
SCOTUS reverses a lower court ruling that forced the federal government to accept migrants who hadn't even reached the border as "asylum seekers."
The vote is 6-3.
The case was pretty straightforward.
SCOTUS Opinions: Mullin v. Al Otro Lado. "This case presents a straightforward question: whether an alien who seeks to enter the United States from Mexico 'arrives in the United States' when he or she is still in Mexico." Justice Alito asking the question answers it: No. 6-3. pic.twitter.com/tBHBtvUWOf
— Eric W. (@EWess92) June 25, 2026
Justice Thomas also chimed in.
Thomas is so based. From the Mullin v. Al Otro Lado case today. pic.twitter.com/ao8psryFgh
— Nover (@Nover68) June 25, 2026
"So, any statute that forced the President to allow aliens to cross the border against his will would appear to exceed Congress's enumerated powers, and a court could not enforce it against the President," Thomas wrote.
🚨BREAKING
— Tyler O'Neil (@Tyler2ONeil) June 25, 2026
Supreme Court delivers key win on immigration.
The 9th Circuit said an alien in Mexico can be considered to have arrived "in the United States," and therefore has access to asylum claims. Justice Alito destroys that argument.🔥 pic.twitter.com/7Ci2H1PE1P
🚨 BREAKING: The Supreme Court has sided with the Trump administration ruled 6-3 that non-citizens who show up to the southern border do not automatically count as asylum seekers under federal law and can be turned away.
— Greg Price (@greg_price11) June 25, 2026
Major immigration win. pic.twitter.com/MXZnm9nBNU
This is a major win for the Trump administration and his immigration policies.
