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What is in the border bill that republicans want? Nothing!
Here are some of the things in the bill that Republicans say they wanted:
What's more, the bill would make modifications to so-called "catch and release" by requiring detention or mandatory supervision of all migrants processed at the border, though Republican critics said it was unacceptable for some migrants to be able to leave physical custody.
Under the Senate legislation, there also remains a mandate to process some asylum claims at ports of entry.
The secretary would be required to suspend any new border emergency after migrant encounters drop to less than 75% of what they were when the emergency was triggered for seven consecutive days. The president would also have the power to immediately suspend the border emergency for no more than 45 days at any time.
But there are some restrictions on this provision: The border shutdown could only last up to 45 days at a time and couldn't be used for more than 270 days in the first year.
The bill also aims to disincentivize crossings by barring those who try to cross illegally more than twice during a declared emergency from entering the U.S. for a year.
There is significant additional funding to beef up immigration review, including $440 million to hire additional immigration judge teams and to increase the capacity of the immigration courts to expeditiously process and adjudicate cases.
The package includes millions of more dollars to combat human trafficking, enhance security at the border, assist the FBI in addressing the growing backlog of DNA samples collected from migrants and provide millions to help disrupt and dismantle cartels.
There are also changes to the asylum system to expedite consideration of asylum claims. This would be done by adjudicating asylum claims through asylum officers rather than the immigration courts, easing the backlog that causes many cases to take years to be processed.
The bill would heighten screening standards, making it harder to make an asylum claim.
The legislative package would take more steps toward addressing the flow of f******l by authorizing Sen. Tim Scott's entire FEND Off F******l Act to impose sanctions on groups and nations that participate in the distribution of the ultra-deadly opioid.
Scott's proposal would require the president to prepare a list of possible entities to sanction but does not specify who.
Additionally, the immigration deal includes a path to permanent legal status for Afghan nationals evacuated from their country after the U.S. withdrawal in 2021.