Border is in deadlock as closure is imminent Friday, officials say

Bipartite Talks to Resolve the Border Dispute and Prevent the Friday Closure of the Government Failed Stalemate Lawmakers and other people aware of the situation said Sunday.

"I think the talks are deadlocked," said Senate Finance Committee Chairman Richard C. Shelby (Ala) on Sunday, the main Republican negotiator. "I'm not sure we'll get there."

Legislators had traded offers, trying to figure out how much money could go to the gates along the border, with President Trump claiming money for his wall. Trump demanded $ 5.7 billion, but lawmakers have been trying to find an acceptable figure between the two sides, between $ 1.3 billion and $ 2 billion.

At the same time, Democrats were trying to limit the number of US detention beds. Immigration and Customs Control Agency would have access to. Democrats want to limit detention beds in order to limit ICE's aggressive detention activities.

Regulars of the discussions said that the issue of ICE beds had led to stalemate, with Democrats trying to limit the number, while Republicans were looking for a way. exclude violent criminals from the ceiling.

"Everything is on the map, and I think it's all over the map because of the Democrats," said White House acting chief of staff, Mick Mulvaney, about the state of the talks. "The president really believes that there is a national security crisis and a humanitarian crisis at the border and that he's going to do something about it."

Lawmakers and Trump have until February 15 to enact new legislation aimed at keeping the government open. . If they do not, large parts of the government will start closing their doors.

The Department of Homeland Security and other agencies implement a short-term spending bill that Trump signed on Jan. 25, when it put an end to the country's longest-standing past. government after 35 days. The closure was prompted by his demand for money from the Wall of Borders – and by the Democrats' refusal to supply it.

The failure of negotiations makes it uncertain how the situation will be resolved. Trump has threatened to declare a national emergency to bypass Congress and build his wall with the military, but this option runs up against GOP opposition and legal hurdles.

President to go to El Paso, Texas, for a rally on Monday night. He is generally expected to focus on his demands for building a border wall, a signature issue of his 2016 campaign in which he had repeatedly promised that Mexico would pay for the wall.