Immigration hawks warn Congress that Senate deal will handcuff future administrations on securing border
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A coalition of border security groups are urging congressional leaders to vote no on the Senate deal announced this week, which includes funding for Ukraine, Israel and the border.
Senate negotiators released the $118 billion supplemental spending deal late Sunday, which includes funding for Ukraine, Israel and $20 billion in funding for border and immigration-related matters. Border Coalition letter on Senate immigration deal by Fox News on Scribd Adam Shaw is a politics reporter for Fox News Digital, primarily covering immigration and border security.
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It includes a new temporary emergency border authority to mandate Title 42-style expulsions of migrants when migration levels exceed 5,000 a day over a seven-day rolling average, and it narrows asylum eligibility while expediting the process, provides additional work permits for asylum seekers and funds a massive increase in staffing for Customs and Border Protection and asylum officers.