Biden Administration Cancels Remaining Contracts for Border Wall
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Amid the worsening border crisis, the Biden administration has cancelled the remaining contracts for the border wall project spearheaded under the Trump administration.
Construction on the wall sections in the Laredo and Rio Grande Valley sectors will be halted, the Department of Homeland Security announced Friday in a press release.
Soon after assuming office, President Biden suspended building along the wall while it underwent internal review. The Biden administration then cancelled two contracts that covered approximately 31 miles of territory along the southern border in Texas. Friday's development is the latest of Biden's reversals and overhauls to Trump's immigration policy, the hallmark of which was erecting an expansive high barrier as a deterrent mechanism to migrants.
DHS added that it would conduct an environmental assessment of border barrier "system projects" in the release, specifying that those "activities will not involve any construction of new border barrier or permanent land acquisition."
The decision from DHS comes amid record migrant apprehensions at the border. Last month, a caravan of nearly 30,000 Haitian migrants crossed over into the United States, overwhelming border personnel in Del Rio, Texas. Nearly 12,000 of those illegal immigrants were released into the interior to have their asylum cases adjudicated at a later date, Mayorkas confirmed, despite Biden's administration's assurances that there would not be mass migrants admission into the U.S.
Prominent Republican lawmakers condemned the cancellations Friday as a counterproductive and irresponsible move.
"DHS Secretary Mayorkas, during a border crisis, is cancelling border wall contracts. Impeach Mayorkas," Republican Representative Dan Crenshaw of Texas wrote on Twitter.
DHS Secretary Mayorkas, during a border crisis, is cancelling border wall contracts.
Impeach Mayorkas. pic.twitter.com/YsdsnMMQHi
— Dan Crenshaw (@DanCrenshawTX) October 8, 2021
"Canceling construction of the border wall isn't going to solve the Biden Border Crisis," Republican Senator Tom Cotton (Ark.) wrote.
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Where's Kamala?
Last i saw phony giggle bitch was baby talking to a bunch of child actors about space like the kids were retards.
Good. Maybe now they can focus on what REALLY is going on with the Southern Border - like WHY are all these people trying to get here, risking their lives??? And their children's' lives?
Don't you ever think about that, Texan?
Like, if you have a high fever, chills, aches, etc - do you just want to take Tylenol (your Border Wall) to make it go away, or do you want to go to a hospital, and see maybe you need antibiotics instead?
Seriously, how are we supposed to take YOU seriously when you suggest such SILLY, SIMPLISTIC solutions like building a bloody 2,000mi wall instead of stopping ALL THOSE people from even heading over here?
What would you do it they STILL climb over it, like they do? Shoot them?
Here is a hint: you are paying for all these Banana Republican peasants now trying to get into the US with 99c/lb bananas in grocery stores - right now (that's why we call them Banana Republics).
Chiquita Executives say "thank you".
Because the Democrats have made it clear they support Illegal Immigration and Open Borders. The Democrats Policies and Public Statements are the cause of most Illegal Immigration. People in those other countries watch and read the news just like we do and their news agencies report on Illegal Immigration and US Border Security like the Morning Zoo covers traffic and the reports they're getting say "Biden has thrown open the Border and Welcomes all Illegals with Open Arms and a Welfare Check."
I was trying to have an honest discussion here.
I am a Democrat. Even worse - I am a LIBERAL.
WTF are you talking about saying we "support Illegal Immigration and Open Borders?" This is stupid and an untrue thing to say!
Other than Fux News - tell me which "other news" say this? Especially outside of our borders? Even on the Internetz, even on CNN International you would NEVER see anything like this.
FFS, ever traveled outside of the country? cnn.com is censored once you get out of the US, even if to Canada.
CNN International is like the Voice of AMerica abroad. But also censored.
You speak like someone who has never, EVER left the country, who has NO IDEA what the "TV" or the "Internet" looks like once you leave this country.
You think people who can't read, don't have Internet (central american countries, I mean) would hear what the crazy Tucker Carlson has to say??? LOLZ
No, no, they wouldn't, and me thinks you've no idea what you talking about, unless you heard about from Fux News. Surely not from your own experience.
Far from stupid and untrue. Under democrats illegal immigration has run rampant. Even those that are apprehended are shuttled off to other parts of the US with the "promise" that they will appear for their court appointments. In addition they do absolutely nothing to slow those pouring over our border. You have to live in a cave or be very gullible not to see this.
So, yes, democrats support illegal immigration and open borders.
No, dearie, This Democrat, and This liberal - we do not support illegal immigration nor open border.
So, STOP this bullshit
Bingo, we have a winner!
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Just my wild guess, Dennis.. the people rushing across the border will not be shot bullets at.
JUST A GUESS
You got it.
The Biden administration definitely turned on and hung out the vacancy sign on our Southern borders and they are still coming.
Yeah right. As a whole, democrats have been against securing the border for decades. Just because YOU don't, doesn't negate that.
They stopped just short of a welcoming party.
Yep. As I have said before, I live in the SE corner of Cochise County on the AZ/Mexico border. My house is literally 6 blocks from the border fence. I have illegals running the alleys behind my house almost every night 365 days per year. I see 1st hand the Customs Border Patrol apprehending people all the time.
So you do not even recognize asylum seekers?
"Yep. As I have said before, I live in the SE corner of Cochise County on the AZ/Mexico border. My house is literally 6 blocks from the border fence. I have illegals running the alleys behind my house almost every night 365 days per year. I see 1st hand the Customs Border Patrol apprehending people all the time."
"I have illegals running the alleys behind my house almost every night 365 days per year" - then how come you are still whole enough to post on the Internez?
For the last at least 7 years - cuz I remember you from Newsvine?
You still alive. So the illegals still haven't gotten you since 2014.
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Amazing. You just "coast" for the last 7 years, Ed.
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You have a nice day now.