The Supreme Court recently allowed the Trump administration to prevent most Central American migrants from seeking asylum in the United States. Current threats to U.S. asylum law are complicated, but we feel compelled to make every effort to understand the issues. Because of the complexity of the matter, even this summary is lengthy. I strongly encourage everyone to read — in full — each source referenced here. Every link included in this summary provides more information and detail. Supreme Court Ruling in Barr v. East Bay Sanctuary Covenant, issued Sept. 11, 2019 BACKGROUND: Asylum Law United States codified asylum law is that, “in general, any alien who is physically present…