President Joe Biden will make his first border visit on Sunday with a stop in El Paso, after two years of pressure from Republicans who blame his policies for...
WASHINGTON – Two years after taking office, President Joe Biden will make his first U.S.-Mexico border visit on Sunday with a stop in El Paso, where a massive influx of migrants has overwhelmed local shelters.
A growing number of Republicans have demanded the resignation or impeachment of Biden’s homeland security secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas. When Biden was vice president, President Barack Obama also made his first visit to the border in El Paso. That was in May 2011, four months later in his presidency. Obama mocked GOP demands for ever more border security before they would entertain the idea of immigration reform.Related:The COVID-19 pandemic suppressed labor demand, and President Donald Trump’s hardline policies and rhetoric further deterred migration, setting conditions for a boomerang effect that hit once Biden took office.
Instead, the Supreme Court in late December preserved the major Trump-era policy, which was scheduled to expire under a judge’s order on Dec. 21. The case will be argued in February. A stay imposed by Chief Justice John Roberts will remain in place until the justices make a decision.
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