Biden Admin Restarts Border Wall Construction

GreekOrthodox said:

According the The Hill, the work is to repair portions of the levee after Trump's wall made holes in it for the wall.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced last month that it was taking steps to repair the Rio Grande Valley’s flood barrier system after the Trump administration made holes in the structure to make way for the border wall.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers confirmed in a statement to The Hill that the construction has officially resumed.

“In support of CBP’s border infrastructure program, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has resumed DHS-funded design and construction support on approximately 13.4 miles of levee in the Rio Grande Valley that were partially excavated or at various levels of construction when work on the wall was paused for review,” Maj. Grace Geiger, deputy director of public affairs at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, said in a statement.

The Corps of Engineers said in a statement that the work would not involve work on the border wall itself, which was paused by the administration.

Army Corps of Engineers resumes border wall levee work on Rio Grande

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GreekOrthodox said:

According the The Hill, the work is to repair portions of the levee after Trump's wall made holes in it for the wall.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced last month that it was taking steps to repair the Rio Grande Valley’s flood barrier system after the Trump administration made holes in the structure to make way for the border wall.

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers confirmed in a statement to The Hill that the construction has officially resumed.

“In support of CBP’s border infrastructure program, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has resumed DHS-funded design and construction support on approximately 13.4 miles of levee in the Rio Grande Valley that were partially excavated or at various levels of construction when work on the wall was paused for review,” Maj. Grace Geiger, deputy director of public affairs at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, said in a statement.

The Corps of Engineers said in a statement that the work would not involve work on the border wall itself, which was paused by the administration.

Army Corps of Engineers resumes border wall levee work on Rio Grande

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disciple Clint said:

Biden Admin Restarts Border Wall Construction
“Fox News has confirmed via the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that construction on a 13.4 mile stretch of border wall in the Rio Grande Valley will *RESUME* after pressure from local residents & politicians,” Fox News correspondent Bill Melugin wrote on Twitter. “The Biden admin previously halted all wall construction in Jan.” Fox News Reports Biden Admin Restarts Border Wall Construction, USACE Disputes Report

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About an hour later, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) responded to Melugin, writing: “In support of CBP’s border infrastructure program, USACE has resumed DHS-funded design & construction support on approx. 13.4 miles of levee in the Rio Grande Valley that were partially excavated or at various levels of construction when work on the wall was paused for review.”

“To be clear, wall construction remains paused to extent permitted by law,” USACE added. “Per DHS, we’ve started critical work to repair the Rio Grande Valley’s flood levee, which was excavated to make way for border wall. This remediation work will not involve expanding border barrier.”

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wing2000 said:

Thank you for sharing....

The misleading spin by the lead post is well.....

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