"Chip Roy Criticizes GOP's Border Visits as Ineffective Amid Immigration Concerns"

Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) is opting out of a House GOP trip to the Texas border, expressing frustration over repetitive "meetings, speeches, and press conferences" without substantive action on the immigration crisis. In a letter to colleagues, Roy criticized past failures to secure border measures in funding legislation and urged the use of constitutional authority to force a government response. The GOP is seeking to leverage negotiations on border security to pass H.R. 2, which would reinstate Trump-era policies and expand expulsion authority. Meanwhile, Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is leading over 60 House Republicans to the border to emphasize the issue, as record-breaking numbers of border crossings continue.