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President Biden Threatens Border Closure in Face of Immigration Bill Negotiations

ByAlki David

Jan 28, 2024

Amidst ongoing discussions over immigration reform, President Joe Biden has taken a bold stance by declaring his readiness to close the border, should negotiations on a specific bill proceed. The President asserted that this move would grant him ‘new emergency authority’ to effectively shut down the border during overwhelming situations.

Addressing the potential impact of the bill, Biden emphasized, “It would give me, as President, a new emergency authority to shut down the border when it becomes overwhelmed. And if given that authority, I would use it the day I sign the bill into law.”

Sources revealed to the Washington Post that the proposed emergency powers would permit the President to halt asylum screenings for illegal immigrants once daily border crossings surpass 5,000 people on a five-day average. Individuals entering the country illegally during this emergency order would face expulsion until the average dropped below 3,750 per day.

In addition to border closure measures, President Biden urged Congress to approve a funding request he initiated in October. The request includes provisions for an additional 1,300 border patrol agents, 375 immigration judges, 1,600 asylum officers, and over 100 cutting-edge inspection machines aimed at detecting and preventing the trafficking of fentanyl at the southwest border.

However, critics of the proposed bill argue that such emergency powers are unnecessary, asserting that immigration agents should focus on executing their duties more effectively. Libby Emmons, editor-in-chief of The Post Millennial, weighed in, stating, “Biden asks Congress to give him ’emergency authority’ so he can ‘shut down the border,’ But he didn’t need ‘emergency authority’ to blow it wide open.”

As the debate unfolds, the nation watches closely, awaiting the outcome of the proposed immigration bill and the potential consequences for border policies.

By Alki David

Alki David — Publisher, Media Architect, SIN Network Creator - live, direct-to-public communication, media infrastructure, accountability journalism, and independent distribution. Born in Lagos, Nigeria; educated in the United Kingdom and Switzerland; attended the Royal College of Art. Early internet broadcaster — participated in real-time public coverage during the 1997 Mars landing era using experimental online transmission from Beverly Hills. Founder of FilmOn, one of the earliest global internet television networks offering live and on-demand broadcasting outside legacy gatekeepers. Publisher of SHOCKYA — reporting since 2010 on systemic corruption inside the entertainment business and its expansion into law, finance, and regulation. Creator of the SIN Network (ShockYA Integrated Network), a federated media and civic-information infrastructure spanning investigative journalism, live TV, documentary, and court-record reporting. Lived and worked for over 40 years inside global media hubs including Malibu, Beverly Hills, London, Hong Kong and Gstaad. Early encounter with Julian Assange during the first Hologram USA operations proved a formative turning point — exposing the realities of lawfare, information suppression, and concentrated media power. Principal complainant and driving force behind what court filings describe as the largest consolidated media–legal accountability action on record, now before the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court. Relocated to Antigua & Barbuda and entered sustained legal, civic, and informational confrontation over media power, safeguarding, and accountability at Commonwealth scale.