The United States Supreme Court has agreed to review a legal challenge against a controversial tactic called “metering”, which the federal government has used to turn away asylum seekers who arrive at its borders but are prevented from crossing.

On Monday, the justices granted a petition from the administration of President Donald Trump to review a lower court ruling that found “metering” to be an unlawful impediment to the asylum process.

The case, known as Al Otro Lado v Noem, had previously been weighed by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco, California. That court found that “metering” violated federal law granting non-citizens the right to apply for asylum in the US.

“Metering” refers to the practice of turning away asylum seekers who arrive at official ports of ent

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