Posted 12/15/2023, 10:30:00 AM
Senate Democrats Divided Over Border Deal With Harsh Asylum Reforms
- Senate Democrats deeply divided over emerging border deal, fear it will include harsh asylum reforms from House GOP bill
- Democrats worried about giving expanded power to expel migrants without screenings, detain and deport more
- Some Democrats say border crisis needs to be addressed, support changes to "broken" system
- Biden acknowledged border needs fixing, proposed $13.6B for security in spending request
- Dispute over whether more senators should have input into closed-door negotiations over deal