Several immigration bills, including a measure backed by President Trump, failed in the Senate on Feb. 15. (U.S. Senate)Several immigration bills, including a measure backed by President Trump, failed in the Senate on Feb. 15. (U.S. Senate)The Republican-led Senate on Thursday blocked both President Trump’s immigration plan and a bipartisan alternative, a failure that cast doubt on whether Congress will ever resolve the fate of hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants. Senators also rejected a watered-down bipartisan plan to grant legal status to dreamers and provide billions in border security. The White House declined two requests from reporters to put the comments on the record.

Source: Washington Post February 15, 2018 16:10 UTC