Biden Visits Southern Border, Urges Trump to Stop ‘Playing Politics’

In a speech in Texas, president invites his predecessor to collaborate on passing the border security measure.

U.S. President Joe Biden (C) flanked by Brownsville, Texas, Mayor John Cowen (L), Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas (2nd L) and Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-Texas), speaks about immigration at the Brownsville Station during a visit to the U.S.–Mexico border in Brownsville, Texas, on Feb. 29, 2024. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images

BROWNSVILLE, Texas—President Joe Biden visited the U.S.–Mexico border on Feb. 29, where he viewed the border and met with Border Patrol agents and law enforcement.

His visit came amid rising public disapproval of his immigration and border policies, with many Americans holding him responsible for the current surge in illegal immigration.