rejected<\/a> a Democratic aid package with $20 billion in border funding.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAdvertisement \u00b7 Scroll to continue<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The White House would be open to heightening the standard for initial asylum screenings, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters, requesting anonymity to discuss the talks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Biden administration also would entertain some form of a “safe third country” provision that would deny asylum to migrants who pass through another country en route to the U.S., the source said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Another possible point of agreement could be expanding a fast-track deportation process known as “expedited removal.” The authority would be employed nationwide instead of its current application at the border, the source said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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A bipartisan group of senators trying to reach a deal are also discussing a numerical limitation on asylum claims, the source said. The Biden administration position on such a cap remains unclear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
White House spokesperson Angelo Fernandez Hernandez said Biden has made it clear “the border is broken” and that Congress should take action to fix it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“The president has said he is open to compromise,” he said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Republican-led House of Representatives is scheduled to wrap up work for the year by Dec. 14, leaving a tight window to pass legislation. The Democratic-led Senate faces a similar timeline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
With that in mind, the goal seems more to strike a top-line deal and perhaps work on the exact details of the legislative text over the break, sources said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Democratic Senator Chris Coons said Thursday the gap between his party and Republicans remains “stubbornly large” but that he remains optimistic they can find common ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre criticized Republicans during a press briefing on Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“They are playing chicken with our national security,” she said. “History will remember them harshly.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Republican Senator Thom Tillis, part of the bipartisan group trying to hash out a border security compromise, told reporters on Wednesday that any proposal would have to cut illegal immigration at least by half and that he did not know if a deal could be reached before Christmas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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