{"id":2056354,"date":"2023-10-05T11:34:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-05T15:34:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-waives-26-federal-laws-to-allow-border-wall-construction-in-southern-texas\/"},"modified":"2023-10-05T11:37:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T15:37:19","slug":"biden-admin-waives-26-federal-laws-to-allow-border-wall-construction-in-southern-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-waives-26-federal-laws-to-allow-border-wall-construction-in-southern-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden Admin exempts 26 laws for border wall construction in South Texas."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbiden-admin-waives-26-federal-laws-to-allow-border-wall-construction-in-southern-texas%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2056354&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">As seen from an aerial view, migrants line up along the U.S. Mexico border \u2064fence to apply for asylum in the United States on December 21, 2022 as viewed from \u2064Ciudad Juarez,\u2063 Mexico. (Photo by John Moore\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Ongoing Border Crisis: \u200bBiden Administration Follows Trump&#8217;s Lead<\/h2>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/james-meyers\">James Meyers<\/a><br \/>8:28 \u200cAM \u2013 Thursday, October 5, 2023<\/p>\n<p>Amidst the\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/newsroom\/elon-musk-supports-border-wall-says-migrants-should-have-evidence-they-need-asylum\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/newsroom\/elon-musk-supports-border-wall-says-migrants-should-have-evidence-they-need-asylum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ongoing border\u200b crisis<\/a>, the Biden administration is \u2063taking a page out of the Trump \u2063administration&#8217;s playbook.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px;  text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>On\u2063 Wednesday, the White\u2064 House announced its \u200bdecision to \u2062waive \u206426\u2064 federal laws, allowing for more border wall\u2064 construction in southern \u2063Texas. This move marks\u2064 the first instance of\u200d the Biden administration utilizing \u2062executive power in line with Donald Trump&#8217;s presidency.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) made the announcement\u200d on \u2064the\u2064 United States Federal Registry, outlining the \u2063construction\u200b plans in Starr County, Texas, where Border Patrol \u2063agents are\u200b witnessing a significant influx of illegal\u2063 entries.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThere is presently an acute and\u200b immediate need to construct \u2063physical barriers and roads in the \u2063vicinity\u2063 of the border of the \u2063United States\u200d in order to prevent unlawful\u2064 entries into the United States\u200c in the project areas,\u201d stated Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>To\u2064 facilitate the construction at the southern border, the DHS has waived several federal laws, including the Clean Air\u200b Act, Endangered \u200dSpecies\u2062 Act, and Safe Drinking Water Act. The funds for \u2064the \u200dproject will be sourced from a congressional appropriation in 2019 specifically designated for border wall construction.<\/p>\n<p>In June,\u200b federal customs \u2062and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/border-patrol-k-9-helps-find-100-migrants-locked-in-tractor-trailer-in-texas\/\" title=\"Border Patrol K-9 Helps Find 100 Migrants Locked in Tractor-Trailer in Texas\">border protection officials announced<\/a> \u2064the\u200b project and began \u200bsoliciting public comments in August. The proposed construction spans up to 20 miles, starting south of \u2062the Falcon Dam and extending past Salineno, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>However, environmental advocates\u2062 argue\u200d that the \u2064border\u2064 construction will \u200bencroach upon public\u2063 lands and habitats\u2063 of endangered plants and species.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cA plan \u2063to build a\u2064 wall through\u2063 will bulldoze an impermeable barrier straight through the \u200bheart of\u200d that habitat,\u201d warned Laiken Jordahl, a south-west conservation advocate for \u200bthe Center \u2062for \u2062Biological Diversity. \u201cIt will\u200c stop wildlife migrations\u200b dead in their tracks. It will destroy \u2062a huge amount of wildlife refuge land. \u200cAnd it\u2019s a horrific step backwards for the borderlands.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>During the Trump\u2063 administration, nearly 450 miles \u200dof\u200d barriers were erected along the south-west border between 2017 and January\u2063 2021. Texas Governor Greg\u200c Abbott\u200d (R-Texas) has resumed the construction after it\u2063 was halted at the beginning of Joe Biden&#8217;s presidency.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>The decision\u200c by the Biden administration\u200d contradicts their previous statement to end the construction of the border wall. On\u200b January 20, 2021,\u200c the Biden administration stated, \u201cbuilding a massive\u2064 wall that\u200c spans the\u2062 entire southern border is not \u200da serious policy solution.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>This latest announcement has sparked outrage\u200b among Democrats who oppose \u200dthe Biden administration&#8217;s actions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cA border\u200c wall is a\u200c 14<sup>th<\/sup>-century solution\u2064 to a 21<sup>st<\/sup>-century problem,\u201d \u2064declared Texas congressman Henry Cuellar. He added, \u201cIt will not bolster border security in Starr county.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cI \u200ccontinue to stand against the wasteful spending of taxpayer dollars on an ineffective border wall.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking news blasts directly \u200bto your inbox \u200dfor free. Subscribe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Congressman Matt Rosendale explains why he voted to oust\u200d Speaker Kevin McCarthy. One America\u2019s John Hines has more from Capitol Hill.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>One America\u2019s Jessamyn Dodd and California congressional\u200b candidate Christine Bish\u200b discuss disability legislation and \u2062the Fentanyl crisis.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Jim Jordan \u200bemerges as \u2064a\u2064 potential candidate for the\u2064 next House Speaker, while Donald\u2063 Trump makes an appeal in his New York Civil Case.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The world \u200dis captivated by \u200dthe political turmoil in the \u2064United States, witnessing historic events such as the first-ever removal \u2064of a House Speaker, with 8 Republicans joining Democrats\u200d to make it happen. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Meta is planning to lay off employees on\u2063 Wednesday in \u2063the unit of its metaverse-oriented\u200b Reality Labs division \u2064focused on creating custom silicon<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Sam Bankman-Fried\u2019s fraud trial begins with jury\u2062 selection \u2062on Tuesday, almost a year after his\u2063 now-bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange&#8217;s collapse.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-admin-waives-26-federal-laws-to-allow-border-wall-construction-in-southern-texas\/\" title=\"Biden Admin exempts 26 laws for border wall construction in South Texas.\">global \u2063cryptocurrency \u2063market remains scarred<\/a> following the tumultuous collapse of crypto \u2063exchange FTX \u2062and other major\u200b players last \u2064year<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A California \u2062federal judge has ruled that Tesla car owners must pursue autopilot claims through individual arbitration rather than court.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> How \u2064do environmental advocates argue that the border wall construction will affect endangered plants and species?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2064Ongoing Border Crisis:\u200d Biden Administration \u2064Follows Trump&#8217;s Lead<\/p>\n<p>Amidst the ongoing border \u2062crisis, the Biden administration is taking a page out of the Trump administration&#8217;s playbook.\u200b On Wednesday, the White House announced its decision to waive 26 federal laws, allowing\u200b for more border wall construction in southern Texas. This move marks the\u2063 first\u2062 instance of \u200cthe\u2064 Biden administration \u200butilizing \u200bexecutive\u200c power in line with Donald Trump&#8217;s presidency.<\/p>\n<p>The Department of Homeland Security (DHS)\u2064 made the announcement on the United\u2064 States Federal Registry, outlining the construction plans in Starr County, Texas, where Border Patrol agents are witnessing\u200b a \u2062significant influx of illegal entries.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There\u200c is presently an\u200b acute and immediate need to construct physical barriers and \u2062roads in \u2062the vicinity of \u2064the border of the United States in order to prevent\u200c unlawful \u200dentries \u2063into the\u2062 United \u200cStates in\u200d the project areas,&#8221; stated Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas.<\/p>\n<p>To facilitate the construction at the southern border, the DHS has\u2062 waived several federal laws, including the Clean Air Act, Endangered Species Act, \u2062and Safe Drinking Water Act. The funds for the project will be sourced \u2062from a congressional appropriation in 2019 specifically designated for border wall construction.<\/p>\n<p>In June, federal customs and border protection officials announced the project and began \u2063soliciting public comments in August. The proposed construction spans up to \u200d20 miles, starting south of \u200bthe Falcon Dam \u2063and extending past Salineno, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>However,\u200b environmental advocates argue that the border construction will encroach upon public lands\u200d and habitats \u2064of endangered plants and species.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A\u200d plan to build a wall through will bulldoze an\u2064 impermeable barrier straight through the heart of that habitat,&#8221; warned Laiken Jordahl, a south-west conservation advocate for the Center for Biological\u200d Diversity. &#8220;It will stop \u200bwildlife migrations dead in their tracks. It will destroy a huge amount \u2064of wildlife refuge land. And it\u2019s a horrific step backward for the borderlands.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>During the Trump administration, nearly 450\u200b miles of barriers were erected along the southwest border between \u200d2017 and January 2021. Texas Governor Greg Abbott has resumed the construction after it was\u2062 halted at the beginning of Joe Biden&#8217;s presidency.<\/p>\n<p>The decision\u2062 by \u2064the Biden administration contradicts their \u200cprevious\u200b statement\u2062 to end the construction of the border wall.\u200d On January 20, 2021, the Biden administration stated, &#8220;building a massive wall that spans the entire southern border is not a serious\u200d policy solution.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>This latest announcement \u200bhas sparked outrage among\u200c Democrats who oppose the \u2064Biden administration&#8217;s actions.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A border wall is a 14th-century solution to a 21st-century problem,&#8221; declared\u2064 Texas congressman\u2064 Henry Cuellar. He added, &#8220;It will not bolster border security\u2063 in\u2063 Starr County.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062Biden administration&#8217;s decision to continue border wall construction\u200b demonstrates a willingness\u200d to prioritize border \u200bsecurity, \u200ceven as they face criticism from their own party. As the border crisis persists, it remains to be seen how this decision will impact future immigration policies and the overall\u200b approach to border control in the\u200c United States.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As migrants gather along the US-Mexico border fence, seeking asylum in the United States, an aerial view captured the scene on December 21, 2022, from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. 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