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06-10-2023, 06:21 PM
10/04/2023 07:48 PM EDT
McALLEN, Texas — The Biden administration announced on Wednesday that it had waived 26 federal laws in South Texas to allow border wall construction, marking the administration’s first use of a sweeping executive power employed often during the Trump presidency.
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During the Trump administration, about 450 miles of barriers were built along the southwest border between 2017 and January 2021. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott renewed those efforts after the Biden administration halted them at the start of his presidency.
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The DHS decision on Wednesday contrasts with a Jan. 20, 2021 Biden administration proclamation to end the construction that stated, “building a massive wall that spans the entire southern border is not a serious policy solution.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/04...s-00120045
McALLEN, Texas — The Biden administration announced on Wednesday that it had waived 26 federal laws in South Texas to allow border wall construction, marking the administration’s first use of a sweeping executive power employed often during the Trump presidency.
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During the Trump administration, about 450 miles of barriers were built along the southwest border between 2017 and January 2021. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott renewed those efforts after the Biden administration halted them at the start of his presidency.
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The DHS decision on Wednesday contrasts with a Jan. 20, 2021 Biden administration proclamation to end the construction that stated, “building a massive wall that spans the entire southern border is not a serious policy solution.”
https://www.politico.com/news/2023/10/04...s-00120045
