Top Border Negotiator Eyes Narrower Changes in Immigration Bill

Many immigrants would have an easier path to challenging court decisions in deportation cases under legislation a top Senate Democrat plans to introduce Thursday.

The measure from Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) would update the legal standard for noncitizens claiming they had ineffective lawyers — bringing the process in line with other US court proceedings. Bloomberg Government first reported on the bill.

The proposal’s narrow scope reflects an effort by Murphy, who led doomed bipartisan border policy negotiations earlier this year, to build a foundation of small, pragmatic immigration measures that may draw support from both parties in the next Congress. ...