Sen. Kyrsten Sinema defended the nascent border security agreement she helped negotiate, hailing it as a path to ending catch and release.
Catch and release is the practice of the United States Border Patrol releasing migrants who have been detained while they await a hearing in immigration court, often to resolve an asylum claim. The United States immigration courts are currently mired in enormous backlogs.
“Our law changes that and in catch-release practice,” Sinema (I-Ariz.) told CBS’ “Face the Nation” on Sunday.
“So when people come to the border and say they want to come into our country to ask for asylum, they will be subjected to…short-term detention, which means we take them into custody,” he continued.
“And we actually do an interview right then and there to determine if they meet the asylum standard.”
He noted that people who do not meet that standard, which “is the majority of immigrants coming to our country right now,” will be returned to their country of origin under the bill.
While the text had not yet been published at press time, details of it, seen by The Post, revealed that it would create an authority to automatically reject immigrants trying to enter the US once they cross them. exceed 5,000 in one day.
Kyrsten Sinema has not said whether she intends to run for re-election. fake images
The deal, which Sinema, 47, helped negotiate with Sens. James Lankford (R-Okla.) and Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), has faced stiff resistance from House Republicans, including Speaker Mike Johnson. (Republican of Louisiana).
Former President Donald Trump has also pressured the Republican Party to screw it up.
Republicans had demanded stronger border security provisions in exchange for President Biden’s $106 billion supplemental request to help war-torn Ukraine and Israel, boosting negotiations.
Sinema, a native of a border state, emphasized that there has been a lot of “misinformation” surrounding the 5,000 figure.
“First, our law ends catch and release. But when too many people approach the border asking for asylum, we are now ordering the government to close the border, if those numbers reach 5,000 per day,” he explained.
“But we are allowing the government to close the border when it only reaches 4,000 approaches per day,” he said. “The reason we do it is because we want to be able to shut down the system when it gets overloaded.”
Biden has promised to sign the measure into law and use that power immediately.
James Lankford represented Republicans in negotiations over the border agreement. CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images Chris Murphy has argued that Republicans oppose the border deal because of the 2024 election. AP
“Although the current administration bears responsibility for the mismanagement of the border, we have to give it new legal tools,” he emphasized.
Some progressives like Greg Casar (D-Texas) have criticized the measure, arguing that it included too many concessions for Republicans and that expelling immigrants could result in them being exploited at home.
“We will believe that by quickly implementing this system, people who come for economic reasons will learn very quickly that this is not a path to enter our country and will not undertake the sometimes dangerous or treacherous journey to our border,” Sinema responded. when asked about those concerns.
Sinema explained that while many migrants have legitimate asylum claims, there are also a large number of “economic migrants” who are simply seeking a “better life.”
“They are not allowed to enter the country whenever they want, and our new law will ensure that they cannot enter the country,” he said.
US Border Patrol reported record encounters for fiscal year 2023. James Keivom
During fiscal year 2023, which ended Sept. 30, there were a record 2.47 million migrant encounters along the border with Mexico, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
Another 302,034 people illegally crossing the border were detained in December.
Sinema was first elected to the Senate as a Democrat before changing her party affiliation in December 2022 amid a series of clashes against progressives.
Along with Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), Sinema helped torpedo several trillion-dollar iterations of Biden’s so-called “Build Back Better” plan. Later in 2022, Biden managed to secure passage of the watered-down Inflation Reduction Act.
President Biden has urged Congress to send him the bill. fake images
The battle for her Arizona seat is already underway and Rep. Rubén Gallego (D-Ariz.) and former gubernatorial hopeful Kari Lake are the two favorites in their respective parties.
Sinema, who has been coy about whether she intends to run, once again dodged the question. The submission deadline is in April.
“I think people across Arizona and the country know that when I decide I’m going to work on something that’s important to our state and our nation, I stay focused on it,” Sinema responded when asked about her re-election plans.
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