President Biden He will travel to Brownsville, Tex., on Thursday to meet with U.S. Border Patrol agents, law enforcement personnel and local leaders, according to a White House official who spoke to the condition of anonymity to reveal travel plans that have not been publicly announced.
The trip comes as House Republicans have resisted bipartisan legislation that would link increased spending to secure the border with foreign aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan. The trip also comes as the Republicans did border security a key focus of his campaigns going into the 2024 election.
According to the White House official, Biden will use the trip to reiterate his appeal to Republicans in Congress to pass bipartisan legislation, which will include a boost in funding for more US Border Patrol agents. asylum officers and technology to detect fentanyl being smuggled. the border
