Speaker Paul Ryan Paul Davis RyanAt indoor rally, Pence says election runs through Wisconsin Juan Williams: Breaking down the debates Peterson faces fight of his career in deep-red Minnesota district MORE (R-Wis.) will tour the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas later this month, The Monitor reported Tuesday.

Reps. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) and John Carter (R-Texas) will accompany Ryan on the tour of border town McAllen, Texas. McCaul chairs the House Homeland Security Committee, while Carter chairs the Homeland Security Committee subcommittee.

The tour will take place on Feb. 22 with U.S. Border Patrol.

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President Trump last month signed an executive order calling for construction to begin on his proposed wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. The wall was one of Trump’s signature campaign promises, and he vowed Mexico would pay for it.

Another order issued last month ended the “catch and release” policy, which allowed people who crossed the border to return to Mexico without detention. The order also expanded the definition of “criminal alien” to include individuals who have entered the U.S. without authorization.

The Department of Homeland Security on Monday said of the 680 people arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) last week, 75 percent were “criminal aliens.”

The Congressional Hispanic Caucus has asked for a meeting with ICE officials to discuss the raids, arguing they "have struck fear in the hearts of the immigrant community.”