"GOP Pushes for $14 Billion Border Security Package with 'Detain and Deport' Policy"

Senate Republican Whip John Thune stated that GOP lawmakers are pushing for a "detain and deport" policy for illegal immigrants at the southern border in ongoing negotiations with the Biden administration. This policy would replace the current "catch and release" approach. The finalized policy will be part of the Biden administration's $110 billion national security supplemental request, originally earmarked for speeding up asylum processing and increasing border patrol agents. The border negotiations also involve aid to Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, and are expected to face challenges in both the Senate and the GOP-controlled House.