"Senate Nears Immigration Deal to Address Border Security Concerns"

A bipartisan group of lawmakers in Congress is close to finalizing a deal with the Biden administration to enact sweeping new border controls, including the authority to pause asylum processing during spikes in migrant crossings. The proposed legislation aims to reduce illegal border crossings and would give the executive branch the power to suspend asylum in certain areas when migrant crossings surpass specific thresholds. The deal also includes provisions for legal immigration, such as allocating new immigrant visas and providing immigration status to certain groups, but it does not address the legalization of the estimated 11 million immigrants living in the U.S. without legal permission.