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Supreme Court takes Trump asylum ban case

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On Nov. 13, 2026, the Supreme Court agreed to hear Mullin v. Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services, reviewing President Trump's Jan. 20, 2025 proclamation declaring an “invasion” at the southern border and DHS guidance barring asylum applications and fast-tracking removals. Lower courts had ruled the policy unlawful; the D.C. Circuit largely upheld that ruling but kept it on hold pending appeal. The Court will consider the legality of the proclamation and guidance, as well as the broad relief ordered by the district court, but not the class-action rules. Arguments are expected in the coming months, with a ruling by the end of June 2027.

The Trump administration argues the policy is needed to curb border crossings and cites an “invasion.” Challengers say it violates federal immigration law and strips asylum and withholding-of-removal protections. The D.C. Circuit majority found that Congress did not grant the executive expansive removal authority through the suspension power.

Around 1,500 migrants, many of them families, left Tapachula in southern Mexico on Nov. 10–11, 2026, heading north; some said the Democratic midterm wins gave them hope for friendlier U.S. immigration policy.

On Friday, Nov. 13, 2026, the Supreme Court agreed to hear Mullin v. Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services, reviewing whether President Trump's Jan. 20, 2025 proclamation and DHS guidance can suspend asylum access at the southern border.

The Supreme Court will consider the legality of Trump's asylum suspension at the southern border. The policy stems from a Jan. 20, 2025 proclamation and DHS guidance, not a standalone “executive order,” but the core claim is accurate.

The Supreme Court will decide whether Trump can bar migrants who cross the southern border illegally from seeking asylum; a ruling is expected by the end of June 2027.

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Around 1,500 migrants, many of them families, left Tapachula in southern Mexico on Nov. 10–11, 2026, heading north; some said the Democratic midterm wins gave them hope for friendlier U.S. immigration policy.

Approximately 1,500 migrants are travelling north through southern Mexico, hoping that Democratic victories in the US midterm elections could eventually lead to changes in American immigration policy. The group departed from Tapachula, near Mexico's border with Guatemala, on http

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On Friday, Nov. 13, 2026, the Supreme Court agreed to hear Mullin v. Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services, reviewing whether President Trump's Jan. 20, 2025 proclamation and DHS guidance can suspend asylum access at the southern border.

The US Supreme Court agreed Friday to examine the legality of President Donald Trump's restrictions on asylum applications at the country's southern border, taking up a major legal challenge to his immigration policies. The administration appealed a lower court ruling that found

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The Supreme Court will consider the legality of Trump's asylum suspension at the southern border. The policy stems from a Jan. 20, 2025 proclamation and DHS guidance, not a standalone “executive order,” but the core claim is accurate.

Supreme Court will consider Trump’s executive order suspending asylum access at the southern border #Immigration #DACA #DonaldTrump #ElSalvador #Mexico #Venezuela #Guatemala #Haiti #Asylum #TPS #Visas #ICE #Migrants #DHS #MassDeportation #SanctuaryCities #ReneeGood #AlexPretti

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The Supreme Court will decide whether Trump can bar migrants who cross the southern border illegally from seeking asylum; a ruling is expected by the end of June 2027.

Supreme Court will decide whether Trump can bar migrants who cross the southern border illegally from seeking asylum — a ruling expected by June 2027 that could reshape border policy. https://t.co/lGmh3u2Y3u #USNews #SupremeCourt #Immigration https://t.co/GjCb2698sk

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BLet's start with a caravan moving north through Mexico right now. About 1,500 people left Tapachula last week.
BWorld Times posted that some of them say the Democratic midterm wins gave them hope for friendlier U.S. immigration policy.
BHope is not a visa. But it tells you how much the election changed the conversation. People are betting on a policy shift.
BLet's move on. There's a new defense pact in the Middle East. Al Jazeera reports Qatar and Turkiye signed a mutual defense deal.
BThat's a claim from Al Jazeera, and I couldn't confirm it independently. But if it's true, it's a big shift.
BAnalysts say it's meant to deter attacks, not build an offensive alliance. That makes sense given the U.S.-Iran war.
BQatar hosts a massive U.S. air base. Turkiye is a NATO member. A defense pact between them is a hedge against Iranian escalation.
BOr a signal to Washington that the region is making its own arrangements. Either way, it's worth watching.
BAnd Al Jazeera also has an analysis piece saying Netanyahu may fall, but his far-right legacy in Israel is going nowhere.
BThat's an opinion piece, not news. But the underlying point is real. The far-right has embedded itself in Israeli institutions.
BThe question is whether that's a permanent shift or a political moment. Netanyahu's coalition is fragile, but the policies have deep roots.
BI'd argue the legacy is already locked in. Settlement expansion, judicial overhaul, the security doctrine. Reversing that would take a generation.
BOr one election. Israeli politics moves fast. A new government could undo a lot of it.
BYou can't undo settlements. You can't undo the security architecture. Some things are permanent.
BFair point. But the analysis is still just one view. We'll see what actually happens if Netanyahu falls.
BAnd one more from Al Jazeera: South Sudan has postponed its first-ever national elections until early next year.
BThat's another unconfirmed report. But if true, it's the latest delay in a vote that was first expected in 2022.
BSouth Sudan has never held a national election since independence in 2011. Every delay makes the country's future more uncertain.
BWe'll keep an eye on whether that date actually holds.
BThat's the show for now. We'll be back with more on everything else moving in Washington.

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