First on Fox: A bill to restore the Trump era “Stay in Mexico” The policy, recently introduced in the House, is attracting sponsors as it becomes the latest immigration bill to gain bipartisan support in the chamber.
Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, a freshman lawmaker, introduced the Remain in Mexico Act this month.
The bill would require Department of Homeland Security To bring back the Migrant Protection Protocols, introduced during the first Trump administration that required migrants to wait in Mexico while their asylum cases were processed, as part of an effort to end the practice known as “catch and release.” The Biden administration has scrapped the protocols, arguing that they are harsh and ineffective.
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Then-President Donald Trump, left, speaks with U.S. Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott as they participate in a ceremony commemorating the 200th mile of the border wall on the international border with Mexico in San Luis, Arizona, on June 23, 2020. (Sol Loeb/AFP)
President Donald Trump has signed an order restoring the protocols, but codifying the policy into federal law would make it much harder for critics to overturn it under a different administration.
However, with the bill now before Congress, it has already received approval from more than 100 cosponsors, Fox News Digital was told. This includes two Democrats, Rep. Mary Glusenkamp Perez, D-Wash., and Rep. Jared Golden, D-Maine.
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“I am overwhelmed with gratitude that more than a hundred of my colleagues have shown bipartisan support for the Remain in Mexico Act codifying President Trump's executive border action into law,” Gill said in a statement to Fox News Digital.
President Donald Trump has made southern border security a top priority for his administration. (AP Photo/Ivan Vucci | Christian Torres/Anadolu via Getty Images)
“Things are changing under President Trump,” he said. “Congress knows that we must strengthen our national security, prevent fraudulent asylum claims, and put our citizens first.”
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The bill is one of a number of immigration-related pieces of legislation that have been introduced, with growing signs of support from Democrats a year after its passage. Illegal immigration It was the most important issue for voters and led to Republican control of the House, Senate, and White House.
On Wednesday evening, the House of Representatives approved Lakin-Riley lawThis requires the detention of illegal immigrants accused of theft-related crimes. It has already been passed by the Senate. In the House of Representatives, 46 Democrats voted in favor.
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The House of Representatives is expected to be active in combating illegal immigration, reflecting a wave of orders coming from the White House. These orders include declaring a national emergency at the border, sending troops to the border and canceling a large number of parole programs under Biden.
