Biden administration waives 26 federal laws to allow border wall construction in South Texas

Biden administration moves forward with border wall construction in Starr County

The Biden administration is facing scrutiny and controversy over its recent decision to construct a new border wall in Starr County, but funding for the wall was appropriated in 2019 during the previous administration.“Trump allocated a certain amount of funding from military construction projects and reallocated it to the wall under an emergency order that he had issued while he was president,” said professor of political science Mark Kaswan at…

Biden administration to expand US-Mexico border wall in Texas

Homeland Security publicized a decision Oct. 5 to waive 26 federal laws to allow the building of 20 more miles of the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, an expansion long opposed by the U.S. Catholic bishops.

Biden Administration Defends Building of Border Wall, Says It Was ‘Forced’

The Biden administration is defending its plan to construct 17 miles of border wall in South Texas.

Biden administration waives 26 federal laws to allow border wall construction in South Texas

This is the first time the Biden administration has done this, a practice often employed by the Trump presidency.

Biden administration to extend border wall touted by Trump: 5 Things podcast

5 Things podcast: USA TODAY White House Correspondent Joey Garrison breaks down the Biden administration announcement to extend the border wall.

Biden Admin To Waive Laws, Build Border Wall

Despite claiming to still oppose the construction of barriers on the southern border, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas has announced that he will be waiving certain laws to begin building at key locations. In a memo dated for publication on October 5, Mayorkas outlined that barriers would be constructed at a number of critical locations in the Rio Grande Valley and that several environmental laws would be waived to hasten the co…