Biden Administration Waives Laws to Accelerate Border Wall Construction

For the first time under President Joe Biden, officials are using authority established under former President Donald Trump to waive dozens of laws in order to continue construction on the racist southern border wall, sparking outrage from activists. The Biden administration is bypassing 26 laws, including crucial environmental, public health and cultural preservation laws, in order to continue building the barrier along the border in southern Texas. The construction will be centered around what border officials say is a particularly busy crossing point of “high illegal entry” in Starr County....