Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images/File)
"That is why the Senate is prepared to take up the bipartisan Border Act as a standalone measure this coming week," Schumer said. "We are hopeful this bipartisan proposal will bring serious-minded Republicans back to the table to advance this bipartisan solution for our border."
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The Border Act would reform U.S. asylum laws, hire thousands of border agents and seek to curtail fentanyl smuggling, among other measures, the Democrat leader said.
Border Patrol apprehends a group of migrants near a section of the border wall near Hidalgo, Texas. (Tyler Olson/Fox News/File)
The previous legislation, which was tied to U.S. foreign aid for Ukraine and Israel, stalled in the Senate after Trump told Republicans not to support it. The bill to be voted on this week would stand alone, Schumer said.
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Record numbers of migrants have been caught crossing the U.S.-Mexico border since President Biden took office in 2021, and border security has become one of the leading issues in the presidential campaign.
Trump is seeking to return to office by challenging Biden in the Nov. 5 election.
Reuters contributed to this report.
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