Republicans have framed their legislation as an antidote to the rollback of Covid-era immigration restrictions, but Democrats blasted the measure as unnecessarily cruel to migrants.
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Republicans powered a border security bill through the House on Thursday, saying they wanted to rush tools to help shut down the new wave of illegal immigrants pouring into the country with the end of the Title 42 pandemic expulsion policy.
Republicans have framed their legislation as an antidote to the rollback of Covid-era immigration restrictions, but Democrats blasted the measure as unnecessarily cruel to migrants.
By Melanie Zanona, Annie Grayer and Haley Talbot, CNN The House voted Thursday to pass a sweeping GOP border security bill after Republican leaders worked to lock down votes and win over holdouts within their own party.
While GOP Congressman Tony Gonzales celebrated the bill's passage, he emphasized the job is not done until a border bill "ends up on President Biden's desk."
House Republicans passed H.R.2, the Secure the Border Act, on Thursday afternoon ahead of the Trump-era Title 42 immigration restriction expiring at midnight.
A record wave of illegal immigrants rushed America’s southern border Thursday as President Biden and his team resigned themselves to the chaos, admitting that with the expiration of the Title 42 pandemic expulsion authority they are powerless to stop the arrivals.
The House passed a comprehensive border package Thursday, the same day the Biden administration strips border officials of one of the last tools to stem waves of illegal migration.
The House narrowly passed the Republican-led border security package on Thursday after GOP leaders wrangled just enough support to pass the measure hours before the COVID-era Title 42 immigration policy is set to expire.
WASHINGTON (Reuters)—The U.S. House of Representatives is poised to pass on Thursday Republican legislation intended to stop immigrants and illegal drugs crossing the nation's southwestern border with Mexico through tough new law enforcement steps.
House Republicans voted Thursday to pass enhanced border security measures meant to stem the tide of illegal immigration to the US hours before the expiration of the pandemic-era Title 42 health po…
