,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #e #aaith ,,congress
  #ast ,session  ,s4 ,,res4 #bi  ,,in   
,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united      
,,states  ,january #ba1 #bjbe,mr4 ,paul1
 from the ,committee on ,homeland       
,security and ,governmental ,affairs1   
reported the following original         
resolution2 which was placed on the     
calendar  ,,resolution  ,expressing the 
sense of the ,senate that the ,president
 of the ,united ,states possesses legal 
authority under existing law to take    
immediate and necessary action to secure
 the southwest border of the ,united    
,states4  ,whereas1 since the start of  
the ,biden-,harris ,administration1     
nearly #aa1jjj1jjj individuals have been
 encountered attempting to enter the    
,united ,states unlawfully2 ,whereas    
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection 
has-- 7#a7 apprehended nearly #djj      
suspected terrorists attempting to enter
 the ,united ,states illegally between  
ports of entry2  7#b7 encountered an    
additional #a1ehg suspected terrorists  

at ,united ,states ports of entry2 and  
7#c7 identified more than #a1gjj1jjj    
special interest aliens2 ,whereas1 since
 ,october #a1 #bjba1 more than #abj1jjj 
illegal aliens with criminal warrants or
 convictions were encountered along     
,united ,states borders1 including--    
7#a7 more than #d1hjj illegal aliens who
 were convicted of assault1 battery1 or 
domestic violence2  7#b7 more than      
#c1cjj illegal aliens who were convicted
 of theft-related offenses2  7#c7 nearly
 #a1djj illegal aliens who were         
convicted of sexual offenses2 and  7#d7 
nearly #bjj illegal aliens who were     
convicted of homicide or manslaughter2  
,whereas1 under section                 
#bce7;b77#b77;,c7 of the ,immigration   
and ,nationality ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#abbe7;b77#b77;,c771 the ,department of 
,homeland ,security is authorized to    
immediately return certain applicants   
for admission or asylum to a contiguous 
foreign territory in accordance with the
 memorandum from the ,secretary of      

,homeland ,security entitled ,policy    
,guidance for ,implementation of the    
,migrant ,protection ,protocols1 dated  
,january #be1 #bjai1 or any             
substantially similar policy changes    
issued or taken on or after ,january    
#bj1 #bjbe1 whether set forth in a      
memorandum1 executive order1 regulation1
 directive1 or by other action2         
,whereas1 under section #bab7;f7 of such
 ,act 7#h ,u4,s4,c4 #aahb7;f771 the     
,president has been given broad         
authority to suspend the entry of all   
aliens1 or to impose any restrictions   
upon the entry of aliens the ,president 
deems appropriate1 allowing the         
,president to bar the entry of nationals
 whose admission could be detrimental to
 the interests of the ,united ,states2  
,whereas1 under section                 
#bjh7;b77#b77;,c7 of such ,act 7#h      
,u4,s4,c4 #aaeh7;b77#b77;,c771 the      
,department of ,homeland ,security is   
authorized to promulgate additional     
limitations and conditions under which  

an alien shall be ineligible for asylum1
 including making asylum seekers        
ineligible if they enter or attempt to  
enter the ,united ,states across the    
southern border without first applying  
for protection from persecution or      
torture in at least #a country1 other   
than the alien's country of citizenship1
 nationality1 or last lawful habitual   
residence1 through which the alien      
transited en route to the ,united       
,states2 and ,whereas the ,remain in    
,mexico policy 7also known as the       
,migrant ,protection ,protocols7 was an 
effective measure that enhanced border  
security1 helped deter illegal entries1 
and made the ,united ,states safer3     
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the        
,senate-- 7#a7 affirms that the         
,president has the authority under the  
,immigration and ,nationality ,act 7#h  
,u4,s4,c4 #aaja et seq471 including     
sections #bjh7;a77#b77;,a71 #bab7;f71   
and #bce7;b77#b77;,c7 7#h ,u4,s4,c4     
#aaeh7;a77#b77;,a71 #aahb7;f71 and      

#abbe7;b77#b77;,c77 to take action to   
secure the southern border and protect  
the sovereignty and security of the     
,united ,states2 and  7#b7 urges the    
,president and the ,secretary of        
,homeland ,security to utilize all      
available statutory authority to        
expeditiously reinstate or implement    
policies and programs that will promote 
orderly and lawful entry at the border1 
deter illegal immigration1 and protect  
national security1 including by-- 7,a7  
immediately removing illegal aliens2    
7,b7 immediately returning illegal      
aliens to ,mexico2  7,c7 reinstating the
 ,migrant ,protection ,protocols        
7commonly known as ,remain in ,mexico7  
or any substantially similar policy2    
7,d7 ending the catch-and-release       
policy2  7,e7 ending abuses of          
humanitarian parole authority2  7,f7    
detaining inadmissible aliens2  7,g7    
making illegal aliens ineligible for    
asylum2  7,h7 using expedited removal   
authority2 and  7,i7 eliminating        

taxpayer-funded benefits for illegal    
aliens4  ,january #ba1 #bjbe,reported   
the following original resolution2 which
 was placed on the calendar