Overview

• President Biden is in negotiations regarding funding for Ukraine and immigration reforms, with the potential for sweeping restrictions on migration in exchange for aid to Ukraine and Israel.
• Proposals being discussed include making it more difficult to gain asylum in the U.S., restricting the use of an immigration policy known as humanitarian parole, and a policy that would rapidly turn people away at the border once arrests at the border reach a certain height.
• Prominent Latino Democrats, including Senators Alex Padilla and Ben Ray Luján, have openly opposed Biden's concessions in the border talks, warning that a return to Trump-era policies would exacerbate the problem.
• Congressional Republicans are insisting on tougher border measures as their price for greenlighting billions in additional aid to Ukraine, putting the future of U.S. military assistance to Kyiv at risk.
• Despite opposition from progressive and Hispanic lawmakers, talks are continuing over the weekend, with the White House and Senate leaders pushing for a framework of the border deal by Sunday.