A Republican effort to block an asylum rule put forward by the Biden administration failed in the Senate on Thursday -- despite picking up the support of one moderate Democrat.
'Fox & Friends Weekend' host Rachel Campos-Duffy travels to Eagle Pass, Texas to get a firsthand look at the border crisis plaguing the U.S.to block an asylum rule put forward by the Biden administration failed in the Senate on Thursday -- despite picking up the support of one moderate Democrat.l, introduced under the Congressional Review Act, sought to remove a rule by the Biden administration that cuts asylum processing time from years to months by allowing U.S.
However, six senators, including four Republicans, were not present, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell changed his vote to no to allow another vote. That means that it could potentially pick up 51 votes in all Republicans were present. In a statement, Johnson's office said that the Senate will hold the vote again"and will assert the Biden administration needs to follow the law, not further break it for their disastrous open border policies.
The Biden administration has said it could shorten asylum cases from over five years currently to just months, which it claims would also allow for migrants to be removed quicker if they are found not to have a valid claim. "The current system for handling asylum claims at our borders has long needed repair," Mayorkas said in a statement in March.
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