Supreme Court to consider Trump's executive order suspending asylum access at U.S.-Mexico border

The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to consider President Donald Trump's ban on asylum at the U.S-Mexico border. 

The Trump administration is suing to overturn lower court decisions, which found the executive order creating the ban was illegal, the Associated Press reported. 

Federal law grants people the right to apply for asylum if they fear persecution in their home countries. It also grants the president the authority to decide who is granted asylum. 

The Trump administration argues it can categorically deny asylum to migrants covered by the order, and it's under no obligation to accept applications that would be denied under it. 

Immigration attorneys at the American Civil Liberties Union and National Immigrant Justice Center argue that the executive order is intended to eliminate protections for people fleeing danger in their home countries.