S.Res. 29 — An original resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the President of the United States possesses legal authority under existing law to take immediate and necessary action to secure the southwest border of the United States.

This section expresses the sense of the Senate that (1) the President has authority under the Immigration and Nationality Act—including the safe third country exception to asylum eligibility (8 U.S.C. 1158(a)(2)(A)), entry suspension by proclamation (8 U.S.C. 1182(f)), and expedited removal metering (8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(2)(C))—to secure the southern border; and (2) urges the President and Secretary of Homeland Security to reinstate or implement border enforcement policies, including by (A) immediately removing or returning illegal aliens to Mexico, (B) reinstating the Migrant Protection Protocols (Remain in Mexico), (C) ending catch-and-release and humanitarian parole abuses, (D) detaining inadmissible aliens, (E) making illegal aliens ineligible for asylum, (F) using expedited removal, and (G) eliminating taxpayer-funded benefits for illegal aliens.