Biden asked Congress to approve immigration reform to close the border with Mexico when it “collapses.”

President of USA, Joe BidenThis was requested on Friday Republic No Congress To pass bipartisan legislation Immigration control That would give him “new emergency powers” to shut down border with Mexico “When it breaks.”

By a statement, Biden Assured that the bill is the result of two months of negotiations between Conservative legislators and officers of their government, including “The most difficult and fair reformTo “guarantee border security” that our country never had.

“It would give me, as president, new emergency authority to close the border when it’s full. And if I had that right, I would exercise it the day I sign the bill,” the president said.

Bidenwho wants re-election In November, he requested Republican Party To “take the border crisis seriously” and pass a bipartisan bill, he asked them to support funding that he urged to strengthen oversight and enforcement. Migrants.

Among the proposed measures Biden is recruiting 1,300 agents No border patrol additional, 375 Judges immigration, 1,600 officers Shelter and more 100 machines to find out Fentanyl in the border.

Biden’s call came hours after the speaker of the House of Representatives, Republican Mike Johnson, warned that an immigration deal had no future in the lower house, where conservatives hold a narrow majority.

“From the day I became president, I have assured our Senate colleagues that the House will not accept any counterproposal if it does not truly address the problems created by the administration’s (border) policies,” Johnson added.

The MLA reiterated that the solution to the border crisis involves a bill House Republicans was approved last year and has made it difficult to apply for asylum, resuming construction of the wall in border with Mexico and revive Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP)which forces those wishing to cross the border to wait in Mexican territory for the outcome of their proceedings.

Oklahoma Senator James LankfordThe leading Republican negotiator in the border talks has repeatedly urged lawmakers to hold off on making a final ruling on the bill until they receive the legislative text.

Detention by US immigration officials 302,034 migrants And asylum seekers at the southwest border in December, a record number over the past three years, according to data released this Friday Customs and Border Control (CBP).

The data for the month of December shows an increase of more than twenty percent That compares to November, when the figure was about 242,500 migrants placed in CBP custody.

CBP Acting Commissioner Troy Miller, assured in a statement that his agency continues to use all available resources to ensure border security. But he said they need support US Congress To allocate more resources.

Given the high flow of migrants arriving at the nation’s southwest border in the last month of 2023, CBP was forced to reassign agents and suspend processing at some border port crossings in Texas, Arizona and California.

(with information from EFE and AFP)