With Border Wall Construction Finally On Hold, Activists Worry About What’s Next
By John Burnett
February 1, 2021
The bulldozers, excavators, concrete trucks and water haulers are parked. The construction crews are gone. And hundreds of 30-foot-tall steel panels are stacked up and down the U.S.-Mexico border.
As promised, President Biden has halted construction of the massive wall former President Donald Trump’s signature project. The new administration has called for a two-month suspension while border security officials sort out what to do next.
“We’re cautiously optimistic, and we’re definitely celebrating. We all raised a glass of mescal the night the order was issued!” said Laiken Jordahl, with the Center for Biological Diversity in Tucson.
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A reinforced section of the U.S.-Mexico border fencing seen in eastern Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico on Jan. 20. President Biden signed an executive action and has halted construction of the massive wall for 60 days.
The bulldozers, excavators, concrete trucks and water haulers are parked. The construction crews are gone. And hundreds of 30-foot-tall steel panels are stacked up and down the U.S.-Mexico border.
As promised, President Biden has halted construction of the massive wall former President Donald Trump s signature project. The new administration has called for a two-month suspension while border security officials sort out what to do next.
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$1.375 billion for border wall funding included in COVID-19 stimulus package
Dec. 22, 2020
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Authorities pass a border wall construction site, in Mission, Texas on Monday, Nov. 16. President-elect Joe Biden will face immediate pressure to fulfill his pledge to stop border wall construction. But he will confront a series of tough choices left behind by President Donald Trump who has ramped up construction in his final weeks.Eric Gay / Associated Press
Alongside the $900 billion COVID-19 stimulus package that Congressional leaders agreed to on Sunday is a $1.4 trillion omnibus appropriations bill that will fund 12 federal departments through September 2021.
Included in this bill is funding for another $1.375 billion for the construction of the border wall.
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