Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is citing an 'immediate need' to waive federal laws and build border barriers at the southern border.
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is citing an 'acute and immediate need' to waive dozens of federal laws to build a border wall in south Texas where illegal migration has surged. It's a sharp contrast to dismissals of the use of such barriers in the early days of the administration. The agency posted an announcement on the U.S. Federal Register that outlines construction in Starr County in the Rio Grande Valley Sector, where the administration says there is 'high illegal entry.
There is presently an acute and immediate need to construct physical barriers and roads in the vicinity of the border of the United States in order to prevent unlawful entries into the United States in the project areas pursuant to sections 102 and 102 of ,' Mayorkas said. The administration had put a halt to new border wall construction in early 2021, after Biden had promised as a presidential candidate that there would 'not be another foot of wall constructed on my administration.
The announcement comes as the Biden administration is facing a fresh surge in illegal immigration, leading to record-high numbers at the southern border and intense political criticism from both Republicans and Democrats. Customs and Border Protection sources told Fox News last week there were more than 260,000 encounters in September, which would be the highest monthly total on record.
Well, we want them to have a limit on who can come across the border. It is too open right now,' New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said Sunday. 'People coming from all over the world are finding their way through simply saying they need asylum. Fox News' Brooke Singman, Bill Melugin and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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