Sen. Bob Menendez took aim at President Biden over reports that the administration was considering a revival of family detention for illegal migrants at the border.
“If the administration does go down this path, I am afraid that the president will become the Asylum Denier-in-Chief,” Menendez, D-NJ, said during an appearance Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
The New Jersey senator’s comments come after reports surfaced that the Biden administration was mulling whether to allow border authorities to detain migrant families illegally crossing the southern border, reviving a policy made controversial under the administrations of former Presidents Obama and Trump.
FORMER TRUMP OFFICIALS SKEPTICAL OF BIDEN ADMIN’S REPORTED PLAN TO RESUME MIGRANT FAMILY DETENTION
Sen. Bob Menendez, left, and President Biden. (Al Drago/Bloomberg via Getty Images // Hannah Beier/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
According to a report from Reuters last week, the administration is weighing several options to cut down…
