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February 3, 2021 By cs

Border wall construction paused, contracts and funding under review

President Biden paused construction of the U.S.-Mexico border wall and ordered a review of its contracts and funding, hours after being sworn in on Jan. 20. 
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The border wall was a signature of President Trump who made strict immigration policies a cornerstone of his administration.  However, many viewed the wall as a waste of taxpayer resources and symbolism for xenophobia.  Biden’s executive order on the border wall was one of the first he signed on Wednesday evening and one of several aimed at reversing the Trump administration’s immigration agenda.

“Like every nation, the United States has a right and a duty to secure its borders and protect its people against threats. But building a massive wall that spans the entire southern border is not a serious policy solution,” said the executive order.   “It is a waste of money that diverts attention from genuine threats to our homeland security.  My administration is committed to ensuring that the United States has a comprehensive and humane immigration system that operates consistently with our nation’s values.”

The order terminated the national emergency for the Southern border that Trump issued on February 15, 2019, shortly after the end of the longest shutdown in history, which resulted from differences over funding for the wall.

Keep reading this article at: https://www.govexec.com/management/2021/01/biden-pauses-construction-border-wall/171548/

Filed Under: Government Contracting News Tagged With: Army Corps of Engineers, border wall, contract termination, Customs and Border Patrol, Customs and Border Protection, DHS, Immigration and Customs Enforcement

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