Biden Administration Debates Immigration Changes To Secure Ukraine Aid
• White House considering major immigration concessions, like expanding deportations and detention, to secure urgent Ukraine aid package • Proposals agitating Biden allies who see them as echoing Trump-era policies they previously criticized • Ties together Biden's challenges with surging migration and wars in Ukraine/Gaza as pivotal foreign policy issues • Puts Democrats in bind between supporting policies they opposed before and getting aid package passed quickly • Marks major potential immigration policy shifts but still likely not enough for Republicans seeking stricter measures