There are more people around the world who are displaced from their homes today than at any point in time since World War II. Many factors have contributed to this problem. Failing regimes and dire economic conditions afflict many countries, including several in the Western Hemisphere. Violence linked to transnational criminal organizations has displaced…
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FACT SHEET: Impact of Bipartisan Border Agreement Funding on Border Operations
Today, President Biden is traveling to Brownsville, Texas to meet with U.S. Border Patrol agents, law enforcement, frontline personnel, and local leaders to discuss the urgent need to pass the Senate bipartisan border security agreement. President Biden has repeatedly said he is willing to work in a bipartisan way to secure the border and fix…
Remarks by President Biden on Securing Our Border
East Room 2:20 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon. I’ve come here today to do what the Republicans in Congress refuse to do: take the necessary steps to secure our border. Four months ago, after weeks of intense negotiation between my staff and Democrats and Republicans, we came to a clear — clear bipartisan deal…
Background Press Call on the Situation on the Border Between Israel and Lebanon
Via Teleconference 9:33 P.M. EDT MODERATOR: Good evening, everyone. Thanks so much for joining, especially on such short notice. As a reminder, this call is on background, attributable to senior administration officials. The contents of this call are embargoed until the completion of the call. For your awareness, not for your reporting, on the call…
FACT SHEET: President Biden Announces New Actions to Secure the Border
New actions will bar migrants who cross our Southern border unlawfully from receiving asylum Biden taking action as Congressional Republicans put partisan politics ahead of national security, twice voting against toughest reforms in decades Since his first day in office, President Biden has called on Congress to secure our border and address our broken immigration…
Statement from President Joe Biden on Senate Vote on the Bipartisan Border Security Agreement
Congressional Republicans do not care about securing the border or fixing America’s broken immigration system. If they did, they would have voted for the toughest border enforcement in history. Instead, today, they put partisan politics ahead of our country’s national security. By blocking the bipartisan border agreement, Republicans in Congress said no to legislation that would…
Statement from President Joe Biden On the Bipartisan Senate Border Security Negotiations
For too long, we all know the border’s been broken. It’s long past time to fix it. That’s why two months ago, I instructed my team to begin negotiations with a bipartisan group of Senators to seriously, and finally, address the border crisis. For weeks now that’s what they’ve done. Working around the clock, through the holidays,…
Remarks by President Biden on Border Security and Enforcement
Roosevelt Room 11:54 A.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hi, everybody. Sorry to keep you waiting. There’s a lot going on. Today, I’d like to — the Vice President and I would like to talk you about how my administration is dealing with our situation in the southwest border. Now, these actions alone that I’m going to…
Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials on Additional Actions to Secure the Border Background Press Call by Senior Administration Officials
Via Teleconference 9:03 A.M. EDT MODERATOR: Good morning, everyone, and thank you for joining our embargoed background press call regarding additional actions the President is announcing today to secure our border. As a reminder, the call will begin with remarks that will be attributable to “senior administration officials” and will be followed by a question-and-answer…
Statement from White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre on Senate Plans to Vote on the Bipartisan Border Security Agreement
From his first day in office, President Biden has called on Congress to fix our broken immigration system. That’s why he introduced a comprehensive immigration reform plan on day 1. And that’s why, earlier this year, his Administration reached a bipartisan agreement on the toughest and fairest set of reforms in decades. This bipartisan border legislation…