Biden blames Congress as he restarts Trump border wall construction
Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas quietly announced late Wednesday that 20 miles of wall will be built in the Rio Grande Valley in Southeast Texas, citing an “acute and immediate need to construct physical barriers” to prevent more people from entering the country illegally.
After taking office in 2021, he called building a wall a “waste of money” in an executive order, and he doubled down Thursday by replying “no” when asked by reporters if he thought the wall was effective — despite the fact that the Department of Homeland Security signed off last year on closing four gaps in the border wall near Yuma, Ariz., which had also seen large flows of migrants, as well as replacing a deteriorated section of barrier near San Diego.
Texas Republican George P. Bush — nephew of former president George W. Bush — told The Post the announcement represented Biden “facing reality.” “The money was appropriated for the border wall,” Biden told reporters in the Oval Office. “I tried to get them to re-appropriate, to redirect that money. They didn’t. They wouldn’t.”However, an environmentalist told The Post the administration could easily have delayed the construction by allowing it to be tied up in red tape, rather than relaxing the laws to avoid lengthy review processes and potential lawsuits over environmental damage during construction.
Fiscal year 2023 saw a record-breaking more than 2.2 million apprehensions recorded by Customs and Border Protection.Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas quietly announced late Wednesday that 20 miles of wall will be built in the Rio Grande Valley in Southeast Texas, citing an “acute and immediate need to construct physical barriers.
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