Speaker Johnson threatens immigration bill could be 'dead on arrival'

The bill in the Senate would tie immigration reforms to funding for Ukraine and Israel.

In a letter to fellow Republicans, House Speaker Mike Johnson warned that an immigration reform bill being negotiated in the Senate may never see the light of day in the House of Representatives. 

Details about the bill have not been made public, but Johnson said if rumors he's hearing about the bill are true, it's "dead on arrival."

The bill in the Senate would tie immigration reforms to funding for Ukraine and Israel. Johnson argues that immigration should be the No. 1 priority, noting that the House passed an immigration reform bill nine months ago. 

"As we have explained repeatedly, that bill contains the core legislative reforms that are necessary to actually compel the Biden administration to resolve the border catastrophe," Johnson states. 

Complicating matters, former President Donald Trump has publicly criticized the Senate's bipartisan attempt to address immigration reform. Trump, who is the leading candidate to be the party's nominee for president, called the Senate's negotiations "meaningless" and warned that any deal would be a "gift" to Democrats.