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McALLEN, Texas (AP) -- The Biden administration announced they waived 26 federal laws in South Texas to allow border wall construction Wednesday, marking the administration's first use of sweeping executive power to pave the way for building more border barriers -- a tactic used often during the Trump presidency.
Some in Arizona are expressing their concerns, following a decision by the Biden Administration to resume construction of a section of the border wall in Texas.
The Department of Homeland Security announced that the Biden administration leveraged sweeping executive power to waive 26 federal laws in South Texas.
The Biden administration announced they waived 26 federal laws in South Texas to allow border wall construction on Wednesday.
The Clean Air Act, Safe Drinking Water Act and Endangered Species Act were some of the federal laws waived by DHS to make way for construction in Starr County, Texas.