Biden administration waives 26 federal laws to build additional border wall in Texas

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : "In a "notice of determination" posted on the U.S. Federal Registry on Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security said "certain laws, regulations, and other legal requirements" will be waived "in order to ensure the expeditious construction of barriers and roads in the vicinity of the international land border in Starr County, Texas."Referring to the Rio Grande Valley Sector as an area of "highly illegal entry," DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said he had authorized the installation of "additional physical barriers and roads" in the region, citing an "acute and immediate need to construct" such barriers "in order to prevent unlawful entries into the United States in the project areas.
50% : "Congress appropriated fiscal year 2019 funds for the construction of border barrier in the Rio Grande Valley, and DHS is required to use those funds for their appropriated purpose," the agency said in a statement Wednesday.
37% : "The U.S. Customs and Border Protection said the project does not contradict Biden's 2021 declaration.

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