Supreme Court Likely To Revive Obama-Era Rule on Asylum-Seekers
The U.S. Supreme Court has recently consented to reevaluate a longstanding immigration policy that denied asylum seekers entry at ports along the southern U.S. border. President Donald Trump requested the justices to review a Ninth Circuit ruling that deemed the policy unlawful.
The Biden administration terminated the practice referred to by the government as “metering.” The Trump administration seeks to maintain flexibility while intensifying its immigration enforcement efforts.
U.S. Solicitor General John Sauer stated in November, “The Constitution assigns the authority to regulate the border to the political branches, rather than the judiciary.” Sauer stated that the decision below improperly undermines Congress’ authority to establish asylum policy, referencing its ties to active policies. It also ‘significantly encroaches upon the executive branch’s authority to regulate the nation’s borders.’The nonprofit immigrant rights organization, Al Otro Lado, in conjunction with 13 asylum-seekers who initiated the lawsuit central to the dispute in 2017, expressed their endorsement of the Ninth Circuit’s ruling and are ready to uphold it before the Supreme Court.
“The government’s turnback policy constituted an unlawful strategy to evade these obligations by physically obstructing asylum-seekers at ports of entry and hindering their ability to cross the border for protection,” stated attorneys for Al Otro Lado and the asylum-seekers. “At-risk families, children, and adults escaping persecution were left in hazardous circumstances, where they encountered violent attacks, abduction, and mortality.”
Sauer stated, “According to the rationale of the decision below, [Customs and Border Patrol] was prohibited from obstructing the entry of an individual who arrived at the border without a prior appointment.” An alien could assert that he has arrived ‘in the United States,’ thereby necessitating government inspection and processing of his asylum application, which would enable him to circumvent the queue.
The asylum-seekers contested the government’s petition, asserting that the appellate court’s decision pertained solely to a specific group of migrants.
Kelsi Brown Corkran, an attorney with the Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection at Georgetown Law, stated, “While the current administration’s border policies are subject to impending legal challenges, none of the plaintiffs’ assertions in those cases hinge on the issue raised by the petition here.” The court’s determination of the issue at hand would consequently constitute little more than an advisory opinion.
The Justice Department refrained from commenting on the Supreme Court’s decision to consider its appeal. The White House directed inquiries regarding the reinstatement of the metering policy to the Department of Homeland Security, which did not respond to questions concerning the potential revival of the policy by the Trump administration.
“Our attorneys have unequivocally articulated that the Trump administration has consistently upheld the explicit interpretation of federal law and fundamental logic in this matter from the outset,” Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin stated in an email that contained a link to the government’s petition. “We anticipate presenting our case to the Supreme Court.”
The Immigration and Nationality Act stipulates that individuals in the United States, irrespective of their location, have the right to apply for asylum if they can establish a well-founded fear of persecution in their home country.In 2016, in response to an influx of Haitian asylum-seekers at San Ysidro port of entry in Southern California, the Obama administration mandated that border agents refuse entry to newly arriving migrants.
Two years later, the Department of Homeland Security formally instituted the policy, supplying all southern border ports with “metering guidance.”
Under the 2018 policy, border agents were assigned the responsibility of identifying prospective asylum-seekers and actively obstructing their entry into U.S. territory.
In 2019, the Trump administration implemented a new barrier for migrants, declaring that individuals who traversed one or more countries prior to reaching the U.S. would be disqualified from asylum unless they had first pursued protection in at least one of those transit countries.
A lower court has certified a class for asylum seekers who arrived prior to Trump’s transit rule, issuing an injunction that reinstates claims previously denied under the 2019 policy.
The class facilitated the advancement of the case subsequent to the Biden administration’s abrogation of the metering policy in 2021. The transit rule was ultimately rescinded in 2023.
In 2022, the lower court issued a definitive ruling, imposing a permanent injunction that barred the government from enforcing the asylum prohibitions against that particular group. The court confirmed that individuals in this category possessed the right to seek asylum in accordance with prior policy directives.
The Ninth Circuit assessed the legality of the metering policy to ascertain whether the remedy should be maintained.
The panel adjudicated in favor of the asylum-seekers, rejecting the government’s assertions that migrants denied entry at ports were not unlawfully deprived of asylum under the metering policy due to their absence from the U.S.
The Trump administration urged the Supreme Court to reverse the ruling, arguing that alternative solutions, like the Biden-era CBP One app designed for asylum appointment scheduling for migrants, could be at risk.
Far Left 'Squad' Member Learns Her Fate As Her Primary Election is Called
Washington D.C. — The far-left “Squad” took another massive hit Tuesday night as Missouri Democrat Rep. Cori Bush was soundly defeated in her primary by challenger Wesley Bell, who led by double digits with 54.9% to Bush’s 41.8%.
Bush, one of the most extreme voices in Congress, joins Rep. Jamaal Bowman as the second Squad member to lose her seat this cycle. Her defeat is a clear rejection of the radical socialist, anti-police, pro-Hamas agenda she has pushed since entering Congress in 2021.
Bush rose to prominence after participating in the Ferguson riots and has spent years promoting false narratives about Michael Brown while calling for defunding the police — even as violent crime soared in her St. Louis district. She has repeatedly aligned herself with pro-Hamas protesters, blamed Israel for the October 7 massacre, and faced controversy over allegedly funneling thousands of campaign dollars to her husband for “security services” while demanding less police protection for her constituents.
Republicans celebrated the win with well-deserved mockery. Pro-Trump comedian Terrance K. Williams posted:
“A ‘BLACK JOB’ IS SOMETHING CORI BUSH DOES NOT HAVE. OH HAPPY DAY! She is the second Squad member to lose her seat! I can’t wait until they are all gone.”
Florida GOP Rep. Matt Gaetz, who served with Bush on the House Judiciary Committee, sarcastically noted:
“I will miss Cori Bush missing every committee meeting.”
Students for Trump co-founder Ryan Fournier added:
“The Squad’s Cori Bush has LOST her primary. Join me in saying GOOD RIDDANCE! Hamas might be hiring, Cori!”
Even actor Michael Rapaport, a vocal Israel supporter, celebrated:
“Tonight at the rally they said let’s bring back ‘JOY’ to politics and boom CORI BUSH is done with Politics…. I feel JOY all of a sudden.”
This is the second straight blow to the radical Squad. Jamaal Bowman lost his primary earlier after endorsing pro-Hamas demonstrators on college campuses. Both Bush and Bowman blamed their defeats on pro-Israel funding from AIPAC rather than admitting the truth: their extreme, anti-American, and anti-Israel positions have become toxic to voters.
The radical left’s Squad is crumbling because the American people are rejecting their agenda of defunding police, embracing socialism, supporting radical Islamists, and putting foreign interests above American citizens. Voters want secure borders, safe streets, strong economy, and leaders who put America First — not performative radicals who miss committee meetings and push policies that hurt their own districts.
Under President Donald J. Trump’s leadership, the Republican Party is becoming the party of working Americans, law and order, and common sense. Meanwhile, the Democrat Party continues its death spiral — hemorrhaging voters, losing favorability, and watching its most extreme members get rejected at the ballot box.
Cori Bush’s defeat is not just a loss for one radical congresswoman. It is a rejection of the entire Squad’s toxic ideology. The American people are waking up and choosing sanity over socialism, strength over weakness, and America First over America Last.
More Squad members are on the ballot soon. The trend is clear: radicalism is losing, and the America First movement is winning.
DOJ Indicts 14 Members Of ‘Extensive’ Migrant Smuggling Operation
THE SLEDGEHAMMER MANDATE: DOJ Indicts 14 Key Members of Expansive Transnational Smuggling Syndicate as Trump Order Restores Border Dominance
I. The Mid-Atlantic Takedown
In a development that has fundamentally shattered the operational equilibrium of human trafficking networks today, May 23, 2026, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) has unsealed a historic multi-agency indictment. A federal grand jury has returned comprehensive criminal charges against 14 primary operatives of an "extensive" and highly structured migrant smuggling ring operating across several major transit corridors. The jaw-dropping enforcement action, executed just minutes ago by synchronized Homeland Security Task Force details, marks a massive structural victory for President Donald Trump's zero-tolerance security metrics, throwing illegal network planners into a state of "total mayhem."
II. Anatomy of the 14-Member Syndicate
The core mechanism of the federal investigation exposed a highly coordinated corporate-style conspiracy designed to systematically bypass regional border security filters. According to unsealed court documents presented by federal prosecutors, the 14 indicted individuals managed a sprawling logistics enterprise that integrated illicit staging areas, commercial transport streams, and fraudulent identification factories.
The extensive ring utilized specialized financial conduits to launder multi-million dollar cash flows, often using legitimate shell companies to mask their operational footprints from standard regulatory checkmarks. Under the directive of Attorney General Todd Blanche, investigators utilized advanced forensic telephone audits, localized data enrichment pipelines, and real-time satellite coordination networks to identify and neutralize the syndicate's top decision-makers simultaneously. The charges include conspiracy to commit alien smuggling for profit, structuring financial transactions, and systemic document fraud—carrying mandatory minimum sentences that range up to life imprisonment.
III. Total Panic in Sanctuary and Progressive Circles
The fallout from this sudden, multi-state sweep has left progressive defense caucuses and sanctuary city advocacy groups in a state of absolute shock. For months, opposition planners operated under the historical assumption that complex, decentralized transit groups could slow-walk federal detection protocols by shifting their logistical assets into non-compliant state jurisdictions. The swift execution of these 14 sealed warrants completely upends that narrative.
The political tension reached an absolute boiling point today following statements from White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, who verified that the administration will utilize every available executive filter—including the immediate withholding of federal law enforcement grants—to penalize any local municipality attempting to shield human trafficking rings from active prosecution. Left-wing commentators appeared visibly shaken on live television, recognizing that the administration\'s populist border momentum has effectively neutralized their standard institutional blockades.
IV. A Critical Turning Point for the 2026 Map
Political strategists and legislative analysts are calling this massive DOJ takedown the defining benchmark of the ongoing 2026 midterm elections landscape. By demonstrating a direct, uncompromised capability to dismantle transnational syndicates at their roots, the "America First" movement has completely consolidated its momentum surrounding national sovereignty and citizen security. The timing of the busts provides a clear campaign purity test for congressional candidates, forcing rank-and-file lawmakers to go on the record regarding the strict enforcement of federal immigration laws and the expansion of Homeland Security Council resources ahead of the fall campaigns.
V. Mission Accomplished: Sovereignty and Rule of Law Prevail
As federal marshals finalize the processing and booking of the remaining fugitives today, the message from Washington remains unmistakable: The rule of verifiable constitutional law has officially prevailed over decades of unchecked border exploitation. By standing firm alongside multi-agency enforcement teams to execute this landmark 14-member indictment, President Trump has secured an ultimate structural victory for the country's public safety network. The smuggling routes are shattered, the progressive obstruction blockades are cracked, and the light of justice is finally shining on the borders of the republic. Mission accomplished—the 2026 administrative restoration is officially in high gear.
