Biden prepares executive order to address expected surge in activity as border deal collapses
By
Rachel Schilke
February 7, 2024 10:58 pm
President Joe Biden is considering an executive order to address the influx of immigrants at the southern border after Republicans killed the long-sought border legislation in the Senate this week.
Two U.S. officials told NBC News that the White House wants to take action to preempt a likely rise in encounters at the border, as efforts by Congress to stem the record figures failed again this week. The officials said plans for an executive order have been under consideration for months, particularly after immigrant encounters at the border broke an all-time record in December.
The officials said the executive order is likely to upset some progressives in Congress, likely those who came out and voted against the Senate border bill that took White House officials and Senate Democrat and Republican leadership months to negotiate.
However, they noted that Democratic mayors from areas suffering from the thousands of immigrants entering their cities will be happy, such as Mayors Brandon Johnson in Chicago and Mike Johnston in Denver.
The officials said any action Biden takes himself would pale in comparison to what the bipartisan border deal could have achieved.
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