Biden fuels tensions with Democrats by considering revival of detentions for migrant families

PResidents Joe Biden Is reportedly looking at reinstating an immigration policy That detains migrants from their families trying to cross illegally at the border, fueling tensions between congressional Democrats and the president.

As officials get ready for the end of, the Biden administration has been considering the possibility of a revival. Title 42COVID-era rules that enabled Border Patrol agents in the 1990s to instantly expel immigrant upon their encounter. This rule will expire May giving officials in the Biden administration two months to develop a strategy for dealing with immigration surge.

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Democratic legislators are outraged that Biden might resume detentions of migrant families. This is a policy they have denounced under the Human Rights Act. Trump administration. Biden lifted the detention policy shortly after taking office in 2021, but now, officials are looking at ways to reinstate some of its provisions — stoking anger from Democrats who say Biden has been mum on his plans.

“The lack of communication on immigration-related policy decisions is an insult,” Sen. Bob Menendez (D-NJ), who has been heavily involved in immigration reform legislation in Congress told Axios. “It would be like making civil rights legislative ideas and thoughts without checking with the Congressional Black Caucus.”

Biden and his press secretary have not yet confirmed that the White House is seeking to revive detention policy. Karine Jean-Pierre Only reporters can tell he “wants to build an immigration system that is secure, orderly, and humane.”

Bide is facing increasing tensions due to recent developments