A group of Senate Democrats are talking about forcing the Senate to stay in session overnight to protest Republican opposition to a bipartisan immigration deal.

Democratic senators say they may block a motion to adjourn the chamber on Saturday and require the Senate to stay in session until Sunday morning so they can take turns talking about the plight of "Dreamers," immigrants brought to the country illegally as children, on the floor.

The talk-a-thon would likely be led by Sen. Cory Booker Cory Anthony BookerBipartisan praise pours in after Ginsburg's death DHS opens probe into allegations at Georgia ICE facility Democratic lawmakers call for an investigation into allegations of medical neglect at Georgia ICE facility MORE (N.J.), a Democrat considered a top-tier contender for president in 2020, with expected support from Sens. Brian Schatz Brian Emanuel SchatzVideo of Lindsey Graham arguing against nominating a Supreme Court justice in an election year goes viral Democrat on Graham video urging people to 'use my words against me': 'Done' Polls show trust in scientific, political institutions eroding MORE (D-Hawaii), Chris Murphy Christopher (Chris) Scott MurphyDemocratic senator calls for 'more flexible' medical supply chain to counter pandemics The Hill's 12:30 Report - Presented by Facebook - Don't expect a government check anytime soon GOP chairman to release interim report on Biden probe 'in about a week' MORE (D-Conn.) and other lawmakers who have supported similar efforts in the past.

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Democratic lawmakers said they did not think a deal to end the shutdown would be reached before the end of the day Saturday .

The plans for a protest aren’t yet firm and there’s some question whether Democrats can recruit enough people to keep a talk-a-thon going until the wee hours.

“It will depend on whether we can get enough people, it doesn’t take much,” said a Democratic senator familiar with behind-the-scenes efforts to organize a protest.

The lawmaker said, however, there’s some concern about requiring staff to stay up through the night after late deliberations in the Senate on Thursday and Friday. The Senate adjourned at 1:30 a.m. Saturday. A Democratic aide confirmed that an all-night talk-a-thon is “an idea that has been discussed” but added “it hasn’t been set.”

“Things are fluid,” the source said.

Sen. Gary Peters Gary Charles PetersBiden promises Democratic senators help in battleground states Postal service changes delayed 7 percent of nation's first-class mail: Democratic report GOP votes to authorize subpoenas, depositions in Obama-era probe MORE (D-Mich.) said there’s a desire to hold Republicans’ feet to the fire.

“I think people want to get this done. We’re about to see. There are a lot of discussions going on right now,” he said when asked about keeping the chamber late.

Senior Democrats, however, such as caucus Whip Dick Durbin Richard (Dick) Joseph DurbinMcConnell focuses on confirming judicial nominees with COVID-19 talks stalled Senate Republicans signal openness to working with Biden Top GOP senator calls for Biden to release list of possible Supreme Court picks MORE (D-Ill.), were not aware of any plans to push the legislative day well past midnight.

“Whatever they want to do, I'm here to go to work,” he said.