Watch live as Biden makes election-year visit to US-Mexico border

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Watch live as Joe Biden makes an election-year visit to the US-Mexico border on Thursday 29 February.

The US president is making a visit to the border neighborhood of Brownsville, Texas, as he makes an attempt to seize the narrative round immigration forward of a possible match-up in opposition to Donald Trump later this 12 months.

Mr Biden will meet with US Border Patrol brokers, legislation enforcement officers and native leaders, in accordance to a White House official.

“He will reiterate his calls for congressional Republicans to stop playing politics and to provide the funding needed for additional US Border Patrol agents, more asylum officers, fentanyl detection technology and more,” the official added.

Mr Trump is due to visit the migrant hotspot of Eagle Pass on the identical day as Mr Biden’s journey.

Republicans have lengthy used immigration to assault the Biden administration – even going to date as to impeach Alejandro Mayorkas, the homeland safety secretary.