Southern border hits record crossings as Biden argues Congress must act

Migrant crossings at the southwest border surpass 250,000 in a single month, the highest on record, as a combination of asylum backlog, criminal smuggling networks, and Biden's expansion of CBP One create pressure on border communities. Biden demands Congress pass a bipartisan border security deal being negotiated in the Senate by James Lankford, Chris Murphy, and Kyrsten Sinema. Former President Trump publicly pressures House Republicans to kill the bill to deny Biden a political win. Senate Republicans ultimately tank the bipartisan deal in February 2024, with Trump claiming credit. Biden issues an executive order restricting asylum in June 2024.