The Biden administration’s handling of migrants arriving at the southern border was “never going to satisfy everyone” while Republicans are “licking their chops” to politicize the issue, the White House said Friday.

“This is a challenging issue, and we knew that it would be when the president changed the policies of the former administration,” press secretary Jen Psaki said, referring to the Trump administration’s efforts to curb immigration to the United States. “Some think we should be welcoming many more across our borders.”