Cruz leads Senate push for House-passed bill to overhaul border security, tackle migrant crisis

Sen. Ted Cruz , R-Texas, is leading the push in the Senate to pass its own version of a sweeping Republican overhaul of U.S. border security and asylum processes.

The Secure the Border Act was passed in the GOP -led lower chamber earlier this year , but faces a tougher battle in the Democratic -controlled Senate .

The bill would restart border wall construction, requiring no fewer than 900 miles, and significantly increase the number of Border Patrol agents to 22,000 .