Senators release a $118 billion package that pairs border policies with aid for Ukraine and Israel
WASHINGTON — Senators on Sunday unveiled a long-awaited $118 billion package combining border security policies and wartime aid to Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies, overcoming deep skepticism from Republicans, including House Speaker Mike Mike. It began a long-term effort to push the bill. Johnson. The proposal could be President Joe Biden’s best opportunity to […]
Senate releases long-awaited border legislation, major asylum changes
Senate negotiators on Sunday released the long-awaited border agreement text, which lawmakers have been negotiating with White House officials since December, and includes key reforms, including crackdowns on asylum and parole. . A bipartisan group of lawmakers, including Sens. James Lankford, Krysten Sinema and Chris Murphy, are in talks to forge a deal with White […]
Texas Border Town Cops Out in Force near Seized Park as Events Unfold
EAGLE PASS, Texas — Eagle Pass, Texas, police officers were on the streets Saturday manning entrances and exits to Shelby Park as hundreds of peaceful demonstrators held a rally 20 miles north of the city of Quemado, Texas. did. As promised, rally organizers confined their activities to small border communities outside the city, with only […]
South Dakota Gov. Noem banned from tribal reservation over remarks on US southern border
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said this week she wants to strengthen the U.S.-Mexico border by sending razor wire and security personnel to Texas, adding that cartels are infiltrating the state’s reservations, including Pine Ridge. They were prohibited from entering or exiting the reservation. Tribal Chairman Frank Starr Coming Out issued a statement on social […]
Kyrsten Sinema says border deal will end ‘catch and release’ with ability to quickly reject asylum claims
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema defended the fledgling border security agreement she helped broker, praising it as a path to ending catch-and-release. Catch-and-release is a practice in which U.S. Border Patrol releases detained immigrants while awaiting hearing in immigration court, often for the purpose of adjudicating asylum claims. U.S. immigration courts currently Suffering from a huge backlog. […]
‘Shadows in the Dark’ director stresses plight of those with no proof of identity, sounds off on border talks
exclusive: Filmmaker and human rights activist Mariana Dahan talks about the documentary “Shadows in the Dark,” which was shot to highlight the plight of people without identification, and how the subject hits close to home. she said. This movie has recently Davos World Economic Forum. According to the World Bank, more than 1 billion people […]
‘Tie himself in knots’ White House hits Speaker Johnson over border security
The White House on Sunday grilled House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) after he criticized the Biden administration’s border response and the Senate’s ongoing negotiations on a border security agreement. Prime Minister Johnson acknowledged in Sunday’s “Meet the Press” interview that he had not been informed of Senate negotiations on the bill, and that President Biden […]
Johnson says Trump is ‘not calling the shots’ for House on border deal
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) said former President Donald Trump “doesn’t have a say in” how Republican lawmakers approach border security agreements. “He doesn’t have the power to decide. I have the power to decide for the House of Commons. That’s our responsibility,” Johnson said on NBC’s “Meet the Press” on Sunday. ” he said. […]
Sinema on Johnson supporting border deal: ‘Everyone has an opportunity to be persuaded’
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-Ariz.) suggested Sunday that she might persuade House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) to support a potential bipartisan Senate agreement on the border. . Sinema, one of the leading lawmakers involved in border negotiations, said Sunday on CBS’ “Face the Nation” that he doesn’t know what Johnson will do with potential border legislation […]
Biden’s switch-up on the border is ‘falling on deaf ears’: Maria Bartiromo
‘Sunday Morning Futures’ anchor Maria Bartiromo joins ‘Fox & Friends Weekend’ to discuss the Biden administration’s border … source