https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/5799013-supreme-court-metering-debate/
> The Supreme Court fight turns on the meaning of two words: “arrives in.”
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> Under federal law, a noncitizen who “arrives in” the U.S. has the right to apply for asylum. But migrants who are turned back under metering never leave the Mexican side of the border, so the government argues they don’t get a chance to apply.





