Trump Administration Boosts Southwest Border Wall Construction

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is waiving environmental reviews and other laws to expedite barriers along the US-Mexico border.

Noem’s waivers — which apply to a 12-mile stretch near Yuma, Ariz., and about eight miles scattered in New Mexico, near El Paso — mark an early step in President Donald Trump‘s efforts to expand the wall, close gaps, reinforce sections, and add related infrastructure in a broader crackdown on illegal immigration. The administration is separately pushing Congress to approve $46.5 billion for a blitz of wall construction.

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