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Biden says he is examining power to shut US border on his own

Published 04/09/2024, 06:04 PM
Updated 04/09/2024, 10:40 PM
© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Migrants race towards the border wall after breaching a razor wire fence from the bank of the Rio Grande river after they crossed from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico into El Paso, Texas, U.S., April 3, 2024. REUTERS/Adrees Latif/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Joe Biden said in an interview broadcast on Tuesday that he and his administration are trying to determine whether he has the authority to act on his own to shut down the U.S.'s southern border with Mexico to migrants, should it be deemed necessary.

Biden told Univision in the interview that because bipartisan legislation that would have granted him the authority to shut the border was stalled by Republicans in Congress, he was being encouraged to try to do it alone.

"We're examining whether or not I have that power," Biden said, adding there was "no guarantee" he has the power without legislation.

Migration is a central issue in this year's presidential campaign. Former President Donald Trump, Biden's likely Republican opponent in the Nov. 5 election, has accused Biden of bungling border issues.

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This is ridiculous. It was Biden that opened the border up even further to illegal immigration.
whatever
He could have done this two years ago. Being an election year and a problem he is having with voters is the only motivation.
Should it be necessary?? Where has Old Joe aBiden had his head the last three years?
at the same time fighting Texas from doing the job for him. Biden doesn't care about the border or the American people
He's not fighting Texas. The border is federal jurisdiction, not state. Texas doesn't have the authority to close the border, nor does any other state.
russian troll 'mark' keeps giving himself away all the time.. how embarrassing...
*The border is federal jurisdiction, not state. * - pretty funny with all the MAGA nutjobs professing their undying loyalty to the US Constitution, they tend to ignore it quickly whenever it doesn't allow them to do the stuff they like
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