The union representing U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees said Monday that the bipartisan immigration reform bill put together by White House and Senate negotiators is “not perfect,” but “far better than passing nothing at all.” “It’s good,” he said, expressing lukewarm support.
This support comes after House Republican leadership and former President Donald Trump recently tied $60 billion in military aid to Ukraine, $14 billion in military aid to Israel, and $10 billion and $20 billion in humanitarian aid to the Palestinian territories. It came after he slammed the 370-page bill that was announced. For U.S. border security.
The 2024 Border Act would eliminate the Biden administration’s so-called “catch-and-release” policy for asylum seekers.
Additionally, the bill would add 50,000 beds to federal immigration detention space, earmark $650 million for border wall construction, and allow Biden to increase the number of people crossing the border if the number of people crossing the border exceeds an average of 5,000 people a day in a week. It allows the country to close its borders.
“Since Joe Biden took office, CBP has averaged more than 6,700 arrests per day, and the vast majority of these illegal immigrants are released under a policy known as catch-and-release. ” said National Border Patrol Chief Brandon Judd. The council said in a statement: “Approximately 60% of all Border Patrol agents are single adults, a significant number of whom are men of military age.”
Judd said the bill would allow Border Patrol agents to “quickly remove single adults without the lengthy judicial review that has historically required release into the interior of the United States.” Naru pointed out.
The nation’s immigration court backlog under Mr. Biden, 81, reached record levels last year, with the number of pending cases swelling to more than 3 million, according to data compiled by Syracuse University. Ta Transaction record access clearing house.
“This alone will end illegal border crossings nationwide and allow our agents to get back to finding and apprehending people who attempt to cross the border illegally and evade arrest,” Judd said. .
“Although not perfect, the Borders Act 2024 is a step in the right direction and is much better than the status quo,” the union leaders’ statement continued. “This is why the National Border Patrol Council supports this bill and hopes it passes quickly.”
The endorsement comes despite the National Border Patrol Council frequently criticizing the president and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for their handling of the border crisis. Judd previously told the Post that party members want Mayorkas to be impeached.
Early Monday morning, the union tweeted a photo Biden posted a photo of himself stumbling on the stairs while boarding Air Force One with the caption: “The US border is drawn.”
“Biden intentionally dismantled the border. That is irrefutable,” the group said tweeted on Sunday After the long-awaited text of the bill was announced.
The National Border Patrol Council represents approximately 18,000 Border Patrol agents and support personnel and maintains a 90% membership rate of eligible personnel.
Senator Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut), James Lankford (R-Oklahoma) and Kyrsten Sinema (Arizona) All those in charge of negotiating the Senate bill with the White House touted their support for unions.
President Trump derided the bill as a “great gift to Democrats,” and House Republican leaders said the bill was “dead on arrival” in the House and urged senators to “veto it.” .
