House Republicans push through border security bill despite veto threat and Covid restrictions.

The House of Representatives passed a GOP border security bill that includes restarting construction of a border wall, increasing funding for border agents and upgraded border technology, reinstating the “remain in Mexico” policy, placing new restrictions on asylum seekers, and enhancing requirements for E-verify. The bill faces a veto threat from the Biden administration and is unlikely to pass in the Democratic-controlled Senate. Republican leaders worked to make last-minute changes to the bill to address concerns from some members, including an amendment to change language regarding Mexican cartels as a “foreign terrorist organization.”