The Supreme Court has ruled that people who enter the U.S. seeking asylum from persecution elsewhere have no right to a federal court hearing. The decision allows the Trump administration to fast-track the deportation of thousands of immigrants.
The U.S. Supreme Court handed the Trump administration a major victory Thursday, ruling that those who enter the United States seeking asylum from persecution elsewhere have no right to a federal court hearing.
Thuraissigiam is Tamil, an ethnic minority that has long been persecuted by the majority Sinhalese government in Sri Lanka. After the beating, he traveled for seven months to get to Mexico, where he crossed the border into the U.S., was arrested and asked for political asylum. Thuraissigiam's case illustrates the speed of the expedited deportation proceedings that have become routine. Following a quick hearing with no lawyer present, an immigration officer denied Thuraissigiam's asylum claim — finding that he did not"credibl[y] fear" for his life if he were returned to his home country and therefore did not merit asylum.
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