A new border security agreement in Congress would likely give Trump a fraction of the $ 5.7 billion requested for the wall

The details of a likely bipartisan agreement on border security in Congress are being drafted after the White House announced its intention to accept an agreement granting President Trump a money claimed for the US-Mexico border wall project. [19659002] Congressional negotiators say that the funds allocated to the border would be well below the $ 5.7 billion requested by Trump, a demand that led to a confrontation between congressional Democrats and the longest closure of the government federal. This figure is expected to be around $ 1.6 billion.

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closure of the government next week-end. Trump has threatened to suspend the operation, but it is unlikely that Republican members of Congress will retain the necessary stamina for a new closure for which they have been held responsible.

A White House aide indicated that he would accept any agreement from the negotiations. understands that Republicans do not have enough willpower to fight for full wall-border funding.

But even after a breakthrough in the negotiations, Democrats insist that the money given to border security should not be solely for the physical barrier. .

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"During the discussions, Democrats have insisted that a compromise on border security should not be overly dependent on physical barriers, "Evan Hollander, a spokesman for the Democrats who control the House's Credit Committee, told Associated Press. "We will not accept a $ 2 billion financing for creating barriers."

The White House could still attempt to obtain additional funding for the wall by resorting to executive measures, even if this would create resistance and prosecution.

Negotiations also include discussions on the type and location of barriers. The question of the number of beds that the Federal Agency for Immigration and Customs Control could have for migrants in detention was also raised, in addition to the state of the art surveillance equipment and the number of employees.

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Still, some GOP lawmakers feel that the details of the deal might be too difficult to swallow for Trump, Rep. Mark Meadows stating, "I I am not optimistic, it will be something that the president can support. "

A bipartisan agreement is likely to pass even without the vote of conservative Republicans, who demand more money for the wall of borders, and Progressive Democrats, who oppose the funding of immigration authorities.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.