Booker Travels to U.S.-Mexico Border to See Firsthand the Impact of U.S. Immigration Policies on Asylum-Seekers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today and tomorrow, U.S. Senator Cory Booker (D-N.J.), a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, is traveling to South Texas and Mexico to meet with officials about the situation facing migrants on both sides of the U.S.-Mexico border and to observe firsthand the impact of the administration’s recent actions on access to asylum.

“The challenges our nation is facing at the southern border are exacerbated by Republican obstruction to modernizing our immigration system, and I believe reform is urgently needed,” said Senator Booker. “My trip to the U.S.-Mexico border will allow me to assess in person the impact of the administration’s recent policy changes on migrants and asylum seekers on both sides of the border. America has been a beacon of freedom and hope to the world for generations, and I will fight to ensure that our immigration policies reflect these values.”

Today, Tuesday, February 21^st, and tomorrow, Wednesday, February 22^nd, in and around Brownsville, Texas, Booker will tour both government facilities and those of non-government service providers, meet with officials to discuss asylum processing for migrants and asylum-seekers, and observe the impacts of our immigration system on those seeking asylum in the United States.