Kevin McCarthy leading GOP group to Texas to address border crisis

Published March 9, 2021 7:27pm ET



House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, alongside some of his GOP colleagues, is set to travel to the southern border in the coming days to view firsthand the overflow of migrants in custody.

McCarthy plans to take a trip to Texas, with around a dozen Republican lawmakers, his office told Axios on Tuesday. The travel plans follow a Friday letter sent by him to the Biden administration, which urged a bipartisan effort to combat the crisis as facilities struggle to house an influx of migrants.

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