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The Supreme Court of the United States appeared Tuesday to side with Donald Trump in a case that could allow his administration to turn away asylum seekers at ports of entry along the U.S.-Mexico border. During more than two hours of oral arguments, a majority of the court’s conservative justices …

by Ariana Figueroa, Missouri Independent The Biden administration announced Thursday it’s proposing changes to the asylum system that would allow immigration officials to reject asylum seekers who have a criminal record that poses a threat to national security or public safety and quickly remove them. Those changes will occur during …

Ariana Figueroa, Michigan Advance Nine Democratic governors sent a letter to President Joe Biden and congressional leaders Monday, requesting federal aid and urging changes to immigration law as their states take in an overwhelming number of asylum seekers. “The sustained arrival of individuals seeking asylum and requiring shelter and assistance, …