Risch, Portman lead bill to combat crisis at the southern border
The Solving the Border Crisis Act will:
- Extend Title 42 until at least 60 days after the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency.
- Immediately resume border wall construction.
- Make the “Remain in Mexico” program permanent.
- Terminate a Biden administration rule allowing asylum officers to hear asylum claims instead of immigration judges.
- Establish minimum staffing levels for immigration enforcement and border patrol.
- Ensure sufficient detention facilities are funded for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to meet requirements.
- Determine if Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is collecting the DNA of unlawful migrants as authorized by law to help with criminal investigations in the U.S.