Biden tells governors he's eyeing executive action on immigration, seems 'frustrated' with lawyers
- The White House is considering using provisions of federal immigration law, used by former President Donald Trump, to enact a crackdown at the southern border without congressional approval.
- President Joe Biden's administration is exploring options to address immigration challenges, including deploying executive actions, to ease the problem on his own. However, the plans are not finalized and face legal challenges.
- Biden may invoke Section 212 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, which gives broad leeway to block entry of certain immigrants if it is detrimental to the national interest.
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Biden tells governors he's eyeing executive action on immigration, seems 'frustrated' with lawyers
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden told the nation's governors on Friday that he's exploring what executive actions he can take to curb migration across the southern border after a bipartisan
Biden is looking at options for the border. But he's running into legal issues
President Biden told governors that he's looking for ways to take executive action to reduce the number of migrants crossing the southern border — but he's limited by laws and lack of funding.
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