Although top White House officials support such a fix, one told POLITICO that he wasn’t sure the president would sign anything without getting concessions from Democrats. Indeed, a House GOP source said Trump was asking for wall money to be included in any standalone legislation keeping families together — a nonstarter for many lawmakers.

Conservatives, meanwhile, have also suggested that they need hard-line policy riders to sweeten the pot and win their support for any immigration bill. Some have eyed a family separation bill as a chance to tighten asylum laws they say are abused, but moderate Republicans would likely resist.

“We couldn’t pass it,” one House GOP source said. “We have to wait for political pressure.”