Migrants wait to be processed by the U.S. Customs and Border Patrol after they crossed the Rio Grande and entered the U.S. from Mexico, Oct. 19, 2023, in Eagle Pass, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
May 15, 2024
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Revamped bipartisan border bill likely doomed in approaching U.S. Senate vote
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Tester backs bill to detain immigrants accused of crimes
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