Senate Republicans are going to insist on having an amendment to keep emergency border powers in place attached to a COVID-19 aid bill, party leaders say.
“It’s safe to say” that Republicans will only support the bill unless it’s amended, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) told reporters in Washington.
“The border is already entirely too open. Pulling back the Title 42 authorities will only make it dramatically worse,” he said.
Title 42, an order from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has been in place since early 2020. It enables immigration authorities to quickly expel many illegal immigrants due to the fact they may have COVID-19.
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