Sale v. Haitian Centers Council, Inc.

509 U.S. 155·1993

What the Court Decided

The Supreme Court upheld the government's authority to interdict Haitian migrants on the high seas and return them without asylum screenings, finding that certain INA asylum provisions did not apply extraterritorially.

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Cited In

Noem v. Al Otro Lado

2025 Term · 25-5

Relevant background on the scope of the government's authority to intercept or turn back asylum seekers and the limits of INA protections at the border and beyond.