Senators release border-Ukraine deal to allow president to pause asylum law
The immigration deal would overhaul American border policy by restricting access to the asylum system during spikes in illegal immigration.
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The immigration deal would overhaul American border policy by restricting access to the asylum system during spikes in illegal immigration.
Here are the facts about what President Biden can do now legally at the border and what he can't do, at least without congressional intervention.
After weeks of closed-door negotiations, the White House and a trio of senators could unveil an agreement as early as this week, sources said.
Texas National Guard soldiers took control of a park in Eagle Pass earlier this month, and have since prevented Border Patrol agents from processing migrants in the area.
Republican leaders are also trying to gauge how much GOP support for a border security agreement with Democrats has shifted after former President Donald Trump's victory in New Hampshire.
Texas has assembled razor wire along some sections of the U.S.-Mexico border to try to deter migrants from entering the country illegally.
Since President Biden took office in 2021, his administration has used immigration parole at a historic scale.
"Because the facts and law side with Texas, the State will continue utilizing its constitutional authority to defend her territory," Attorney General Ken Paxton wrote.
The Biden administration said it would refer the case to the Justice Department if Texas state soldiers do not stop blocking Border Patrol agents from a park in Eagle Pass.
Last week, Texas National Guard soldiers abruptly seized control of a public park in Eagle Pass that Border Patrol had been using to hold migrants
After seizing control of Shelby Park, Texas National Guard units deployed by Republican Gov. Greg Abbott have prevented Border Patrol agents from entering the area.
While all sides have signaled progress in recent weeks, the White House and Senate negotiators have not reached a final deal on overhauling U.S. border policy.
The White House and a bipartisan Senate group could soon strike a deal to enact stricter asylum and border laws.
All 4 were closed recently due to record levels of migrant crossings but those levels have dropped dramatically in recent days.
Never before has U.S. Border Patrol processed that many migrants in one month, according to monthly tallies going back to fiscal year 2000.