White House threatens veto of GOP border bill.

The White House has issued a veto threat for a House Republican-sponsored measure to address immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border, stating that it would make "elements of our immigration system worse." The Secure the Border Act of 2023 would mandate that Customs and Border Protection hire and train 22,000 Border Patrol agents and develop a plan to upgrade existing technology to make sure agents are well-equipped and safe. The White House said that the bill would cut off nearly all access to humanitarian protections "in ways that are inconsistent with our Nation’s values and international obligations" and would make processing less efficient.