Supreme Court shuts down attempt to treat asylum-seekers' testimony as credible

The Supreme Court on Tuesday shut down an attempt to treat the testimony of asylum-seekers as credible, siding with the federal government against people seeking refuge in the country.

The court unanimously found that a previous ruling from the California-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit had incorrectly ruled that in immigration cases, noncitizens’ testimonies must be treated as credible or true. The court vacated the 9th Circuit’s decision and sent it back to lower courts for further consideration.