House Democratic leaders have backed away from a major clash with their centrist wing over immigration, agreeing to winnow down a sweeping bill that would have overhauled Trump's migrant detention policies
House Democratic leaders have backed away from a major clash with their centrist wing over immigration, agreeing to winnow down a sweeping bill that would have overhauled Trump's migrant detention policies.
"We made changes last night," Escobar confirmed after the meeting, adding that the new legislation is expected later Thursday. "In the meantime, I'm talking to my colleagues, hoping to have resolved concerns." Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her deputies have been negotiating with Escobar, moderates, and now progressives to find a path forward for the legislation, which was aimed at overhauling the Trump administration’s migrant detention policies.
Some moderates also complained about a drastic change to the Department of Homeland Security's "catch and release" policy, which bans the department from detaining migrants for more than 72 hours. Some Democrats fear it could result in more people being released into border communities. The latest version of the bill contains elements that are widely endorsed throughout the caucus — cracking down on family separations, stepping up training and performance reviews for border agents and creating sweeping new oversight over DHS.
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