 Tensions rise among U.S. Democrats after looming border deal. Senate Democrats are deeply divided over an emerging border deal that some Democratic lawmakers fear will include harsh asylum policy reforms plucked from the House past, secure the border act in order to win Republicans backing of long-delayed funding for Ukraine according to The Hill. A growing number of Senate Democrats, including Latino caucus members, are sounding the alarm over leaks that say the administration is prepared to support new authority to expel migrants without asylum screenings and expand their detention and deportation. They worry they'll get blindsided next week if Senate negotiators reach a deal on border security and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer rushes it to the floor. Schumer told colleagues that he plans to schedule a vote on an emergency foreign aid package that will include border security reforms next week. He said White House and Senate negotiators will work through the weekend to reach a framework agreement. Democratic senators are concerned that Schumer plans to advance the legislative vehicle for the package before they even know the substance of the deal. Senator Bob Menendez warned that Schumer and those Democrats who are contemplating these proposals need to understand that these Trumpian policies will do nothing to address our challenges at the border and will only exacerbate the problem.