Supreme Court orders appeals courts to defer to immigration judges in asylum cases The Supreme Court of the United States ruled unanimously that federal appeals courts must defer to immigration judges when reviewing asylum decisions, reinforcing the authority of immigration courts. The ruling came in Urias-Orellana v. Bondi, involving Salvadoran migrant Douglas Humberto Urias-Orellana, whose asylum claim was denied despite credible testimony about threats from a hitman. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote that courts must apply a “substantial-evidence standard,” meaning immigration rulings can only be overturned if no reasonable adjudicator could reach the same conclusion. The decision upheld earlier rulings by the…

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