On June 25, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 ruling in Mullin v. Al Otro Lado that restored the metering policy, allowing Customs and Border Protection to turn away asylum seekers when ports of entry are deemed overburdened. The decision overturned a lower court ruling and clarified that an alien standing in Mexico has not yet arrived in the United States for purposes of statutory asylum processing. The Court also limited judicial review of certain Temporary Protected Status terminations.