Posted 1/22/2024, 10:54:00 PM
Bipartisan Senators Seek Border Security Deal to Unlock Ukraine Aid Before Recess
- Senators are working on a bipartisan border security deal to win Republican support for more Ukraine aid before Congress's recess.
- The border deal aims to change asylum policies to reduce migration at the southern border. It still faces skepticism from both parties.
- The deal would expand tracking of asylum seeker families and allow expelling migrants if encounters reach a certain level.
- Democrats want to protect humanitarian parole policies that allow entry for those fleeing unrest. This is a sticking point.
- Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell links passing the border deal to providing $110 billion in wartime aid for Ukraine and other allies.