Blocking Illegal Immigrants From Entering US If at Capacity Is Illegal: Appeals Court

The so-called metering policy was implemented in 2016 and rescinded in 2022.
Blocking Illegal Immigrants From Entering US If at Capacity Is Illegal: Appeals Court
Border Patrol agents talk to unaccompanied minors and other asylum seekers right after they cross the southwest border in the Rio Grande Valley, Texas, on May 26, 2017. Benjamin Chasteen/The Epoch Times
Zachary Stieber
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Preventing illegal immigrants from crossing the U.S.–Mexico border if U.S. officials say a port of entry is at capacity is illegal, a federal appeals court ruled on Oct. 23.

One judge dissented.

Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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