"Biden Backs Senate Border Deal, Vows Border Shutdown When Overwhelmed!"

President Biden describes the Senate-negotiated border deal as the "toughest and fairest" reform set.

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Biden pledges to "shut down the border" on the day of bill signing, citing new emergency authority.

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Bipartisan talks face challenges due to growing Republican opposition, tied to conditions on Ukraine aid.

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House Speaker Mike Johnson declares the deal "dead on arrival" in its current form, as per a letter to Republicans.

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Biden defends the negotiated deal as a robust strategy amid record numbers of migrants at the U.S.-Mexico border.

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The proposed deal includes new asylum limits and an expulsion power for rapid returns to Mexico.

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Expulsion authority triggers at 4,000 daily migrant encounters, becoming mandatory at 5,000 per day.

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December records over 9,500 daily encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border, according to government stats.

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The legislation aims to expedite asylum claims in six months without detaining migrants, a faster process.

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