Trump punts to Congress to solve the migrant influx, where lawmakers remain at square one

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By Priscilla Alvarez and Geneva Sands, CNN

Updated 8:03 AM ET, Thu April 4, 2019

Washington (CNN)Amid a swell of migrants at the southern border, President Donald Trump and the Department of Homeland Security have looked to Congress to take action, and while lawmakers agree something should be done, that's about all they agree on.

Democrats don't trust the administration and see what's unfolding as a situation exacerbated by Trump's aggressive immigration enforcement policies. Republicans are doubling down on the situation being a crisis in need of immediate attention.

The reason for the scramble is a steep uptick of migrants -- largely families and children and predominantly from Northern Triangle countries, Guatemala, El Salvador and Honduras -- at the border.

As DHS deploys reinforcements to the border, it's also urged Congress to find a legislative solution. What that looks like is anyone's guess.

Rep. Mike Rogers, the top Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee, is in the preliminary stages of crafting legislation with his Republican colleagues to redirect more resources to the Customs and Border Protection agency.

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