Biden, Congress Mulling Big Changes on Immigration

FILE - Migrants seeking asylum in the United States gather on the banks of the Rio Bravo river, as the Texas National Guard blocks the crossing at the border between the U.S. and Mexico, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Dec. 5, 2023.

President Joe Biden is taking a more active role in Senate negotiations over changes to the immigration system that Republicans are demanding in exchange for providing money to Ukraine in its fight against Russia and Israel for the war with Hamas.