"The impacts of Biden’s Border Crisis are felt by communities across the nation, and the federal government’s abdication of duty undermines the sovereignty of our country and the rule of law," said DeSantis during the announcement.
"This bill secures the border from President Biden's record, crossings, record carelessness, and record chaos," said Speaker McCarthy. "We identified the problem. Rather than ignoring it, we listened to the American people. And then we took action."
House Homeland Security Chairman Mark Green (R-TN) and Republican committee members introduced the Border Reinforcement Acts of 2023, a bill Republicans spent two years reviewing.
U.S. Border Patrol Chief Raul Ortiz contradicts DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas' assertion that the government has "operational control" of the southern border.
In the 2022 fiscal year, 2,176 Chinese nationals were encountered at the southern border, while in the 2023 fiscal year, in just the first three months, southern border patrol agents reported 1,915 Chinese migrants attempting to enter the country.