A group of Republican lawmakers called on the White House to reinstate former President Donald Trump’s national emergency at the U.S.-Mexico border. “There is a crisis at our southern border. It is critical that our leaders recognize the severity of the circumstances and respond accordingly,” the lawmakers said in a letter to President Joe Biden, according to a release from Rep. Lance Gooden (R-Texas). “Your administration’s refusal to enforce immigration laws has encouraged countless migrants to make the treacherous journey across our border. We urge you to recognize that an immigration crisis is underway and reinstate a national emergency concerning our southern border.” It came weeks after Biden terminated the two-year-long national emergency declaration by Trump. But the lawmakers cited a surge in migrants—including unaccompanied minors—at the border that prompted warnings from Democratic officials whose districts lie along the Southern Border. “Following a surge of migrants crossing our border in …
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