Mullin v. Al Otro Lado · ¶109

The analysis, of course, does not stop there because “statutory construction” requires “reviewing text in context.” Pulsifer v. United States, 601 U. S. 124, 133 (2024). Here, context clues within §§1225(a) and 1158(a)(1) reinforce respondents’ interpretation. To start, both statutes suggest, in a parenthetical, that one of the ways in which a noncitizen may “arriv[e] in the United States” is by being “at a designated port of arrival.” §§1225(a)(1), 1158(a)(1). This shows that noncitizens “arriv[e] in” the country when they are “at” the port, such as when they are standing on the bridge presenting themselves to a border official.

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