The Supreme Court will take up challenges to Trump's attempts to use Pentagon funds to build a border wall and his 'Remain in Mexico' asylum policy
The border wall and asylum policy, informally known as"remain in Mexico," have been cornerstones of the Trump administration's immigration agenda. While the cases likely won't be considered until next year, the move to take up both cases comes just weeks before the presidential election in which Trump has been touting the wall and efforts to stop undocumented immigrants from entering the US.
"The challenged transfers have allowed DOD to undertake the construction of more than 100 miles of fencing in areas identified by DHS as drug smuggling corridors, where DHS has seized thousands of pounds of heroine, cocaine, and methamphetamine between ports of entry in recent years," the Justice Department said in court papers.
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