Overview

• President Joe Biden refuses to label the situation at the U.S.-Mexico border as a 'crisis', despite facing backlash and criticism from both Republicans and Democrats.
• There were more than 2.4 million encounters at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2023 fiscal year, up from roughly 1.7 million in 2021, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection data.
• Republicans attribute the increase in migrants to Biden's border policies, while others cite factors such as political and financial instability in Central American
• Biden has been pushing for major changes at the border and is in negotiations for the last five weeks, expressing hope for significant alterations.
• Senate negotiators are currently in disagreement over border security measures tied to a major $106 billion bill that would also include military aid for Ukraine and Israel.