More than three years after House Republicans passed a major tough-on-immigration bill, the House Judiciary Committee is set to consider a proposal Tuesday with many of the same provisions on asylum, visas and other border policies.
The text of the bill, released ahead of the panel meeting, reflects a shift after President Donald Trump took office and Congress, via reconciliation bills, gave Trump billions for border wall construction and his campaign promise of mass deportations.
Some House Republicans, including Rep. Chip Roy (R-Texas), have insisted on following through with campaign promises for tougher immigration proposals in the remaining six months of the current congressional session. In a letter to colleagues this month, Roy called on the House to pass the immigration policies reflected in the 2023 bill, which stalled in the Senate.