House Freedom Caucus lashes out at Senate border deal: 'Dumpster fire'
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House Freedom Caucus members are hammering the Senate's bipartisan border security deal.
The proposal is aimed at tightening current immigration and asylum laws while also fast-tracking eligible asylum claims. It also would give President Biden and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) authorities to temporarily shut down the border when it’s overwhelmed. Elizabeth Elkind is a reporter for Fox News Digital focused on Congress as well as the intersection of Artificial Intelligence and politics. Previous digital bylines seen at Daily Mail and CBS News.
But a majority of House Republicans have insisted on border reform that goes even further, pointing to their H.R.2 border security bill passed last year. Follow on Twitter at @liz_elkind and send tips to elizabeth.elkind@fox.com
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