Biden says he’s exploring whether he has power to shut border
by Tara Suter - 04/10/24 8:06 AM ET
President Biden said Tuesday that the administration is weighing whether he has the sole power to close the southern border with Mexico should the need arise.
“We’re examining whether or not I have that power,” Biden said in an interview with Univision’s Enrique Acevedo, shared Tuesday, referencing a potential need for congressional action.
“When the border has over … 5,000 people a day trying to cross the border because you can’t manage it, slow it up. There’s no guarantee that I have that power all by myself without legislation,” he continued. “And some have suggested I should just go ahead and try it. And if I get shut down by the court, I get shut down by the court.”
“But we’re trying to … work through that right now,” the president added.
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