The White House says the Supreme Court’s decision will sow chaos at the border.

The White House spokeswoman on Tuesday lashed out at the Supreme Court’s decision to allow Texas to enforce its own restrictive immigration law, predicting it will make Texas communities less safe and “create chaos and confusion at our southern border.” will sow.”

Karine Jean-Pierre said in a statement that the Texas law is “just one example of Republican officials politicizing the border” and she called on Republicans in Congress to vote for border security legislation that has already passed with bipartisan support in the Senate, but is deadlocked in the House.

“We fundamentally disagree with the Supreme Court’s order to enact Texas’ harmful and unconstitutional law,” she said.

The Texas law, known as SB 4, is the latest in a series of clashes between Texas and the Biden administration amid a surge in migration that has led to record numbers of people trying to enter the United States illegally from Mexico.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has ordered state authorities not to allow federal Border Patrol agents into a park along the border in Eagle Pass, Texas. The governor installed razor wire to discourage migrant border crossings, but it was later broken by federal agents following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling. And he has ferried migrants across the country in an effort to force liberal cities to address the issue.

President Biden’s administration has repeatedly attacked the governor for his actions at the border, accusing him of overstepping his authority and making it more difficult for the federal government to handle the situation. Mr. Abbott has fired back, saying the president is failing to secure the border.

For Mr. Biden, gaining control of the border has become a central issue in his re-election campaign as he faces former President Donald J. Trump in a rematch in November.

Mr. Trump has helped block congressional legislation that Mr. Biden supports by criticizing it as weak and ineffective. Mr. Biden and his top immigration advisers have said the administration needs the policy changes and billions of dollars for enforcement and immigration processing to improve the situation.