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Congressional Research Service Issues Legal Sidebar White Paper on Relevant Laws and Considerations on Closing Border
March 03, 2024
WASHINGTON, March 3 -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following Legal Sidebar white paper (No. LSB10283) on Feb. 29, 2024, by legislative attorneys Rosemary W. Gardey and Hillel R. Smith:

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Can the President "Close the Border"? Relevant Laws and Considerations

The ongoing debate between some Members of Congress and the President over how to respond to the record number of alien encounters at the southern border has recently inte . . .

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