Speaker Johnson Says Securing Border ‘Can Wait No Longer,’ Urges Biden to Act

Published on December 22, 2023

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) is urging President Joe Biden to take immediate executive action to stem the surge of illegal immigrants at the U.S.–Mexico border, where he said U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is “at breaking point.” “The crisis at our southern border has deteriorated to such an extent that significant action can wait no longer. It must start now, and it must start with you,” the speaker wrote in a Dec. 21 letter (pdf) to the president. Remedial actions Mr. Johnson requested included an end to the administration’s controversial “catch-and-release” policy, an expansion of expedited removals, renewed construction of the border wall, stricter application of parole authority, and the reinstatement of the Trump administration’s “Remain in Mexico” policy....

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