Sen. John Cornyn Raises ‘Serious Concerns’ with Senate Immigration Deal
Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) told Breitbart News through a spokesperson Monday morning that he has “grave concerns” about the immigration plan the Senate just introduced. “I have seen the text and have questions and serious concerns,” Cornyn said in a statement to Barron’s. As Breitbart News asked a Cornyn spokesperson, Cornyn’s comments were not an […]
Jayapal: Border deal would force many migrants unable to seek asylum ‘back to certain death’
Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, criticized the long-awaited bipartisan border agreement announced late Sunday, saying the changes made to the asylum process “do too many.” “We will send people back to safe countries,” he said. Death, discrimination, and other harm. ” “I’m still considering the text of this proposal, which […]
House Freedom Caucus lashes out at Senate border deal: ‘Dumpster fire’
First appearance on Fox: Members of the House Freedom Caucus are urging conservative senators to reject a recently unveiled compromise on border security, arguing it doesn’t do enough to curb the immigration crisis. “It’s clear why Democrats waited until the last minute to dump the bill on a dumpster fire. This is much worse than […]
Here’s what’s in the Senate’s border security deal
Senate negotiators on Sunday night announced a long-awaited move to address what they called a “security crisis” at the southern border and stop a surge of 10,000 migrants per day from countries around the world. announced a partisan agreement. of An ambitious series of reforms The deal includes speeding up the adjudication of asylum claims […]
‘Process-Wise, We’re Not Going to Deal with This Next Week’
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said on “Fox News Sunday” this week that the Senate’s border deal will not be addressed next week. Anchor Shannon Bream said: We were waiting for a deal. I think the text will be here by Sunday morning. Still waiting. We don’t have the document yet, but we’re hearing that there […]
Border deal meets immediate blowback from conservatives, Trump allies in Congress
The long-awaited bipartisan border deal ran into swift opposition from hardline conservatives and allies of former President Trump within hours of negotiators releasing the 370-page draft deal. They are He denounced it as an “amnesty bill.” He said it “erased borders” and attacked the Ukrainian funds it contained, calling it “a complete pushover and gross” […]
Padilla criticizes border deal as ‘failed Trump-era immigration policy’
Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) on Sunday denounced the Senate’s bipartisan border security and foreign policy agreement, calling it nothing more than a rollback of Trump administration policies. In addition to foreign aid funding, the package includes major reforms to the asylum process, a presidential emergency declaration to close borders, and other immigration policy changes. “After […]
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. […]
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 […]