Conservatives nervous about emerging border deal

Published February 12, 2019 6:34pm ET



Conservative immigration groups were on edge Tuesday as they waited for the details of a preliminary border deal to keep the government open to be released.

The agreement “in principle” would avoid a second government shutdown this year by giving the Trump administration $1.375 billion to construct physical barriers along a 55-mile portion of the border at the Rio Grande Valley. That’s less than Trump’s initial $5.7 billion request.

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