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Biden Admin. to Close Gaps of Unfinished Wall on US-Mexico Border

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The Biden adm. will proceed to finish sections of former President Donald Trump's border wall that were left open when President Joe Biden issued an order halting construction, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said.

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"DoD [Department of Defense] will turn over unfinished projects to DHS in various stages of completion to undertake activities necessary to address urgent life, safety, environmental, or other remediation required to protect border communities," DHS said in a press release.Much of the work will be completed in the US border states Texas and Arizona, the release said.DHS said it is completing gaps left open on Trump's border wall due to safety concerns. Work will include adding missing gates, addressing incomplete foundations and connecting power to gates that are already hung but are currently inoperable, the release added.One of Biden's first actions when he assumed office in January was to halt the border wall construction funded by Defense Department funding. However, the move left several portions of border wall open after construction was halted, which is often exploited by migrants crossing illegally into the United States.

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Biden Admin. to Close Gaps of Unfinished Wall on US-Mexico Border

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© AFP 2023 / BRANDON BELLAn unfinished section of border wall is seen on November 17, 2021 in La Joya, Texas. The number of migrants taken into U.S. custody along the southern border decreased for a third consecutive month in October. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recorded more than 164,000 migrant apprehensions in October. Approximately 55% of migrants encountered were expelled back to Mexico, or their homelands. U.S. President Joe Biden is set to have a meeting this Thursday with Mexican President Andrйs Manuel Lуpez Obrador, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau where they will discuss the coronavirus pandemic, climate change, immigration and economic growth.

An unfinished section of border wall is seen on November 17, 2021 in La Joya, Texas. The number of migrants taken into U.S. custody along the southern border decreased for a third consecutive month in October. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) recorded more than 164,000 migrant apprehensions in October. Approximately 55% of migrants encountered were expelled back to Mexico, or their homelands. U.S. President Joe Biden is set to have a meeting this Thursday with Mexican President Andrйs Manuel Lуpez Obrador, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau where they will discuss the coronavirus pandemic, climate change, immigration and economic growth. - Sputnik International, 1920, 20.12.2021

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) - The Biden administration will proceed to finish sections of former President Donald Trump's border wall that were left open when President Joe Biden issued an order halting construction, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said.

"Activities include but are not limited to: Closing small gaps that remain open from prior construction activities and remediating incomplete gates."

Much of the work will be completed in the US border states Texas and Arizona, the release said.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott at a press conference dedicated to an opening of the first section of the state-made border wall on December 18, 2021. - Sputnik International, 1920, 19.12.2021

Texas Gov. Abbott Presents State-Funded Border Wall, Slams Biden for Not 'Doing His Job'

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DHS said it is completing gaps left open on Trump's border wall due to safety concerns. Work will include adding missing gates, addressing incomplete foundations and connecting power to gates that are already hung but are currently inoperable, the release added.

One of Biden's first actions when he assumed office in January was to halt the border wall construction funded by Defense Department funding. However, the move left several portions of border wall open after construction was halted, which is often exploited by migrants crossing illegally into the United States.