Border officials have encountered a historically high number of immigrants crossing the border illegally during President Joe Biden's administration. These record-breaking statistics have been used to criticize Biden's management of the border and to impeach his Department of Homeland Secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas. They've also derailed some of the promises Biden made during his 2020 presidential campaign. 

Biden promised to create a pathway to citizenship for millions of immigrants living in the U.S. illegally. On his first day in office, Biden proposed a bill that would have done that, but the bill didn't go anywhere. Three years later, the promise remains unfulfilled.

In February, a bipartisan group of senators unveiled an immigration bill intended to reduce illegal immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border. Biden said he would sign it into law if it reached his desk. 

But the bill, which failed in the Senate with a 49-50 vote, did not include a path to citizenship for people living in the U.S. illegally. Instead, it sought to raise the initial asylum screening standard and created an emergency power to essentially deny asylum to people crossing the U.S. border between ports of entry. 

The prospect of Biden signing a bill granting a pathway to citizenship seems unlikely in a Republican-controlled House. We'll continue to monitor this promise, but for now, we rate it Stalled.