President Biden will travel to Brownsville, Tex., on Thursday to meet with U.S. Border Patrol agents, law enforcement personnel and local leaders, according to a White House official who spoke on the condition of anonymity to reveal travel plans that were not publicly announced.

The trip comes as House Republicans have resisted bipartisan legislation linking increased spending to secure the border with foreign aid to Israel, Ukraine and Taiwan. The trip also comes as Republicans have made border security a key focus of their campaigns heading into the 2024 elections.

According to the White House official, Biden will use the trip to reiterate his call for Republicans in Congress to pass the bipartisan legislation, which will include a boost in funding for more U.S. Border Patrol agents, asylum officers and technology to detect fentanyl being smuggled over the border.