Biden's Border Policy Shifts Amid Ukraine Aid Delays

President Joe Biden is open to compromising with Republicans on border security in order to revive talks on funding for Ukraine, which have stalled in Congress. Biden expressed frustration with Republicans' unwillingness to make a deal and warned that failure to reach a compromise would benefit Russian President Vladimir Putin. He acknowledged the broken immigration system and signaled an openness to policy changes along the border, without specifying the exact changes. The White House has expressed openness to raising the credible fear standard for asylum seekers and expanding expedited removal procedures. Some progress has been made in negotiations, but the White House is no longer confident that Ukraine funding can be secured in time.