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Jun 24, 2026 The Supreme Court upheld the administration's metering policy that turned back asylum seekers at the border. Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
The ruling gave the executive branch broader control over asylum access and reduced judicial barriers to restrictive border policy.
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- Supreme Court Upholds Asylum Seeker Turnback Policy — The Supreme Court upheld a federal policy known as "metering," which allows U.S.
- Supreme Court Allows Trump Administration to Block Asylum Seekers at US-Mexico Border — The U.S.
- Supreme Court Ruling on Asylum Policy — On June 25, 2026, the US Supreme Court upheld the Trump administration's authority to turn away asylum seekers at the US-Mexico border when crossings are deemed too overburdened.
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Week 75 – 2026-06-20–2026-06-26
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Apr 8, 2026 Eight Latino residents and a labor organization filed a class action against DHS, ICE, CBP, and other agencies over alleged ethnicity-based stops and arrests Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
The suit asked courts to review whether federal enforcement practices violated constitutional limits and equal protection norms.
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- Complaint filed — Benitez v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security — A putative class action complaint was filed in the Eastern District of New York by eight Latino residents and a grassroots labor organization against the U.S.
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Week 64 – 2026-04-04–2026-04-10
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Jun 23, 2025 The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to deport migrants to third countries while litigation continued Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
The order narrowed lower-court protections and increased executive room to remove migrants before full judicial review of due process claims.
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- US Supreme Court allows Trump administration to deport migrants to third countries — The US Supreme Court issued a brief, unsigned order allowing the Trump administration to deport migrants to countries they are not originally from, including conflict-ridden areas like South Sudan.
- Case update — D.V.D. v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security (D. Mass.) 1:25-cv-10676 — The Supreme Court stopped a lower court's order which has prevented the administration from removing immigrants to third countries without an opportunity to present their claims of potential torture first.
- Supreme Court Grants Stay in Department of Homeland Security v. D.V.D. — The Supreme Court granted the Department of Homeland Security's emergency application for a stay in the case of Department of Homeland Security, Applicants v.
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Week 23 – 2025-06-21–2025-06-27
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Jun 16, 2025 Federal courts issued multiple injunctions and stays in challenges to Trump administration actions Tier 1 · Primary Institutions and Governance
The rulings showed courts continuing to slow, narrow, or pause executive actions across education, grants, records, and immigration cases.
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- Appeal filed — American Association of University Professors v. United States Department of Justice (S.D.N.Y.) 1:25-cv-02429 — Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil dismissed the case.
- Appeal filed — Boyle v. Trump (D. Md.) 8:25-cv-01628 — Defendants appealed Judge Maddox's summary judgment order to the Fourth Circuit.
- Case update — American Federation of Teachers, AFL-CIO v. Goldstein (S.D.N.Y.) 1:25-cv-03072 — Plaintiffs filed their second amended complaint .
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Week 22 – 2025-06-14–2025-06-20
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