U.S. President Joe Biden speaks with border patrol officers as he walks along the border fence during his visit to the U.S.-Mexico border to assess border enforcement operations, in El Paso, Texas, on Jan. 8, 2023.
WASHINGTON — The Biden administration waived 26 federal laws in South Texas to greenlight the construction of approximately 20 additional miles of the U.S.-Mexico border wall in the Rio Grande Valley.
The continuation of border wall construction, which was announced in late June, is a major policy pivot for the Biden administration.
During his 2020 campaign, President Joe Biden promised not "another foot of wall" would be built under his administration.
NBC News released a poll last week that found the majority of Americans say Republicans do a better job addressing border security.
Persons:
Joe Biden, WASHINGTON —, Alejandro Mayorkas, Biden, J.B . Pritzker
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WASHINGTON, Biden, Department of Homeland, Act, Democratic, Illinois, NBC, Republicans
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U.S, Mexico, El Paso , Texas, South Texas, Rio Grande, United States