Supreme Court Ruling Changes How U.S. Courts Review Asylum Appeals
The ground just shifted beneath thousands of asylum seekers. In a little-noticed decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has quietly tightened the rules that can decide who stays and who is deported. Immigration judges now hold even more power. Appeals courts must largely stand back. One mistaken factual finding could be irrever… Continues… In this new legal landscape, immigration judges and the Board of Immigration Appeals become the near-final arbiters of an asylum seeker’s story. Their view of the facts—whether a person was truly persecuted, whether threats were credible, whether fear is well‑founded—will stand unless the evidence is so overwhelming that... Continues…
