The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear several cases on Monday, including ones related to asylum and voting rights. The high court will examine whether noncitizens who were granted asylum into the United States are eligible for adjustments to their lawful permanent resident status even if their asylum was terminated.
Asylum Termination
The case, Wassily v. Blanche, involves two illegal immigrants, Tamer Wassily and Byron Velasquez Arreaga, who were admitted to the United States on asylum and later convicted of crimes. The men sought to adjust to a lawful permanent resident status, which would allow them to remain in the United States.
Election Integrity
The Supreme Court will also hear a case out of Arizona focused on the state’s election integrity laws, including a requirement to show proof of citizenship for the state’s voter registration form. Justices will examine whether the National Voter Registration Act prohibits states from requiring proof of citizenship when registering people to vote.
The case, Republican National Committee v. Mi Famila Vota, will also examine whether the NVRA prevents Arizona from canceling the registrations of voters who are not U.S. citizens. Arizona implemented laws in 2022 to require proof of citizenship when registering to vote and for election officials to remove individuals from voter rolls who cannot provide proof of citizenship.
Original reporting: KTBS 3 (Shreveport) — read the source article.
