Fox News Reports Biden Admin Restarts Border Wall Construction, USACE Disputes Report
This report has been updated to include a response from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE).
By Ryan Saavedra
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May 12, 2021 DailyWire.com
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LA JOYA, TEXAS - APRIL 14: Unused pieces of steel bollard-style wall lay near a portion of unfinished border wall at the U.S.-Mexico border on April 14, 2021 in La Joya, Texas. President Joe Biden paused wall construction by executive order upon taking office in January, 2021. The administration has reportedly decided to possibly finish wall construction on gaps where the wall was largely completed.
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Fox News reported on Wednesday that Democrat President Joe Biden reversed course after halting construction of former President Donald Trump’s border wall, and will now resume construction of a lengthy section of wall in Texas as the administration continues to grapple with a worsening border crisis. However, U.S. officials later disputed the report and said that the work being done was repair work on a flood levee.
“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.”
BREAKING: .@FoxNews 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.
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