At the center of a dispute over immigration enforcement along the Texas border, an unusual golf course operates alongside National Guard troops, Humvees and rolls of concertina wire.
Washington politicians are traveling to Eagle Pass, Texas, to highlight the politics of the border crisis. For local officials, the real cost is measured in lives and money.
The visit by the speaker and scores of House Republicans comes as the G.O.P. seeks to increase pressure on President Biden and Democrats to agree to severe new border policies.
Gov. Greg Abbott’s office has said the floating buoys are needed to restrict migrants entering from Mexico. The federal government said they were illegal.