Author: Rebecca Morin, USA TODAY

Advocates who have pushed for decades for changes to the nation’s immigration laws see the Democrats’ $3.5 trillion budget bill as an opportunity.

Thousands of Afghan citizens are looking to leave the Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. But the options to come to the United States are complicated.

“We are encountering an unprecedented number of migrants in between the ports of entry at our southern border,” DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said.

When asked to assess Andrew Cuomo’s tenure as governor aside from the personal behavior, the president praised the New York Democrat.

Flights began Friday for some families who arrived at the border who could not be expelled under Title 42, but “do not have a legal basis to stay.”

Vice President Kamala Harris will visit a CBP processing facility and will meet with local advocates during her trip to El Paso, Texas, on Friday.

Harris will visit El Paso, Texas, Friday as the administration continues to grapple with high levels of migrants coming to the U.S.-Mexico border.

DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said the closings mark an important first step in “lasting improvements to our civil immigration detention system.”

Texas Democratic Rep. Henry Cuellar has become an outspoken, critical voice on immigration as Biden grapples with migrants coming to the border.

Republicans and Democrats have called the situation on the border a “crisis,” a term the White House has refused to use.