Supreme Court, June 25, 2026: 4 rulings on border asylum, Roundup, guns in Hawaii and TPS for Syria and Haiti

On Wednesday, June 25, 2026 the Supreme Court of the United States closed another historic day with four opinions that together reinforce the power of the federal government in immigration and pesticides, expand the right to carry weapons in private spaces open to the public and limit judicial supervision over humanitarian deportation decisions. Alerts from SCOTUS Wire marked the sequence between 14:04 and 14:26 ET; This guide breaks down each ruling, your vote, and what changes in practice.

Summary for Wednesday, June 25, 2026

Case	Vote	Author (majority)	In a sentence
Noem v. To the Other Side	6-3	Alito	Asylum in Mexico: you haven't "arrived" in the US until you cross the line
Monsanto Co. v. Durnell	7-2	—	Missouri can't require cancer warning on Roundup if EPA doesn't approve it
Wolford v. Lopez	6-3	Alito	Hawaii cannot ban guns by default in businesses without express permission of the owner
Mullin v. Doe	6-3	Alito	No judicial review of the end of TPS for Syria and Haiti; weak discrimination claim

1. Asylum on the border: Noem v. To the Other Side (6-3)

SCOTUS Wire summed it up in one line: the Court decides that asylum seekers waiting in Mexico have not “arrived in the United States” under immigration law, Therefore, they do not have the right to inspection or to request asylum until they physically cross the border.

The majority, with the opinion of Samuel Alito, validates the policy of metering or return in the line: agents can prevent migrants from setting foot on US soil at a border port, so that they never enter the legal status that activates the right to request protection. "In ordinary language, no one would say that a person 'arrives at' a place before entering it," Alito wrote, quoted by The Hill. «A foreigner who is standing in Mexico does not “come to the United States” by trying, and failing, to set foot in this country.»

The lawsuit was filed in 2017 by the organization Al Otro Lado and thirteen asylum seekers. The Ninth Circuit had ruled in his favor; The Supreme Court reverses that line. The three progressive justices—Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson—dissented. For the Trump administration, the decision opens the door to reactivating a tool that Biden had rescinded, according to Reuters/Yahoo.

2. Roundup and Monsanto: Monsanto Co. v. Durnell (7-2)

In a broader vote than the usual 6-3, the Court ruled that Missouri cannot force Monsanto to add a cancer risk warning to the herbicide Roundup (glyphosate) when federal pesticide law requires using the label approved by the EPA, which has repeatedly determined there is no carcinogenic risk, according to SCOTUS Wire and CBS News.

The decision blocks state lawsuits for "failure to warn" when they clash with the federal labeling regime. It is a major victory for Bayer, owner of Monsanto, in the face of thousands of lawsuits from farmers and gardeners who attribute their lymphoma to glyphosate. Two dissenting justices held that states can require additional public health warnings.

3. Guns in Hawaii: Wolford v. Lopez (6-3)

The Court struck down Hawaii's Act 52—known as the "vampire" rule—which prohibited concealed carry permit holders from entering private property open to the public (gas stations, supermarkets, restaurants) unless express permission of the owner, in writing, verbally, or with a visible sign. SCOTUS Wire and ABC News confirm the 6-3 vote: it violates the Second and Fourteenth Amendments.

Jason Wolford, Alison Wolford and Atom Kasprzycki, along with the Hawaii Firearms Coalition, challenged the rule after the Bruen ruling (2022). The district judge agreed with them; the Ninth Circuit sided with the state. Alito, for the majority, held that a constitutional right cannot depend on asking permission in every business. It is the court's second pro-gun victory this term, after limiting marijuana bans on June 18 (The Hill).

4. TPS for Syria and Haiti: Mullin v. Doe(6-3)

In the fourth ruling of the day—SCOTUS Wire tweet—the Court held that courts cannot review the government's decision to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for citizens of Syria (~6,100) and Haiti (~350,000), and that the plaintiffs' claim of racial discrimination will likely not succeed.

CBS News and Reuters explain that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem revoked those designations in 2025, citing national interest; federal judges in New York and Washington D.C. They had blocked the terminations. Alito wrote that the TPS law "clearly prohibits" consideration of plaintiffs' non-constitutional claims.

TPS allows you to legally live and work in the US when your home country is experiencing war or disaster. Haiti received it after the 2010 earthquake; Syria, after the civil war of 2012. Judge Ana Reyes had found signs of "racial animus" in the Haitian case; the Supreme Court removes that scrutiny. The decision adds to another of the court last year that allowed the end of TPS for Venezuelans.

What does the day mean as a whole?

The four rulings share a thread: a conservative majority that reduces legal avenues for migrants and state plaintiffs, expands federal preeminence (EPA, INA) and reinforces gun rights in the face of post-Bruen state legislation. Together they affect hundreds of thousands of migrants with TPS, asylum seekers at the southern border, gun carriers in Hawaii, and litigants against Monsanto.

If you are looking for the analysis from the previous Tuesday, consult our guide to the five failures of June 23, 2026 (Exxon/Cuba, Cisco, Lau, Pung and Landor).

In summary

On June 25, 2026 the Supreme Court published four opinions: 6-3 to validate the asylum blockade at the border (Noem v. Al Otro Lado), 7-2 to protect Roundup labels (Monsanto v. Durnell), 6-3 to strike down Hawaii's gun law (Wolford v. Lopez) and 6-3 to annul the orders that froze the end of TPS for Syria and Haiti (Mullin v. Doe). Official and specialized sources agree: it is one of the densest days of the current judicial mandate on immigration, public health and the Second Amendment.