Rep. James Walkinshaw Joins Bicameral Supreme Court Amicus Brief Defending Congress’s Authority Over Asylum Law

WASHINGTON – Rep. James Walkinshaw joined Democratic Members of Congress in filing an amicus brief at the Supreme Court in Noem v. Al Otro Lado , urging the Court to reaffirm that the Constitution gives Congress—not the Executive Branch—the authority to write and revise the Nation’s asylum laws. The brief challenges the Trump Administration’s “metering” policy , which blocks people at official ports of entry from seeking asylum under federal law. Members argue this is not lawful enforcement discretion, but an attempt to sidestep Congress’s clear intent and the asylum framework Congress established. Rep. Walkinshaw joined the brief to defend Congress’s Article I role and to push back against executive actions that could be used by future administrations to undermine federal law. Read the full brief HERE .