Biden Administration to Resume Border Wall Construction in Policy Reversal

The Department of Homeland Security intends to build up to 20 new miles of Trump administration-era border barriers in one of the busiest crossing spots for migrants attempting to enter the U.S.

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BasicTraveler

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...the construction project was appropriated during the prior administration and the law requires the government to use the funds, with an announcement made earlier in the year. "We have repeatedly asked Congress to rescind this money but it has not done so and we are compelled to follow the law,"...

--https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-build-new-barriers-roads-texas-border-area-2023-10-05/

skellener

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PenguinJuice reply

kbin.social

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