Elizabeth Warren advocates for Congressional immigration deal

By Madison Lucchesi

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) pushed for Republicans to pass an immigration bill in Congress on Sunday. An immigration deal was blocked earlier this year. 

Congressional Republicans blocked the bipartisan immigration bill after former President Donald Trump opposed it. The blocked bill granted President Biden the ability to declare a border emergency if unauthorized crossings surpassed 4,000 people per day. The bill also included increasing border security and the number of immigration judges. 

Warren said Joe Biden, “can’t deal with (border security) if Congress and the Republicans continue to block him.”

During the Biden administration, U.S. Customs and Border Protection apprehended 6.9 million people compared to 2.1 million apprehensions during the Trump administration. Without more judges and guards, “the president is out there doing everything he can, not just at the border but overall for families,” according to Warren. 

Last week, President Biden granted undocumented immigrants, specifically the spouses and children of U.S. citizens, the ability to apply for citizenship after residing in America for over a decade. 

Warren, a member of President Biden’s campaign advisory board, began serving as Massachusetts Senator in 2013 and is up for reelection this fall.