The White House is completing more sections of former President Donald Trump’s border wall, with the Department of Homeland Security closing four gaps in the barrier near Yuma, Ariz., that have become a major migrant thoroughfare.
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas authorized Customs and Border Protection Thursday to seal the openings near the Morelos Dam just west of downtown Yuma.
The department said the area “presents safety and life hazard risks for migrants attempting to cross into the United States where there is a risk of drownings and injuries from falls. This area also poses a life and safety risk to first responders and agents responding to incidents in this area.”
The dam sits in a section of the border that runs north-south along the Colorado River before turning on an east-west track at the California-Arizona state line.
Border officials have reported 235,230 migrant encounters in the Border Patrol’s Yuma Sector since Oct. 1 of last year. Only the Del Rio (326,177) and Rio Grande Valley (377,194) sectors have reported more encounters in the same period.
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Earlier this month, the departmentapproved similar border wall constructionto replace a “deteriorated barrier” located near the cross-border Friendship Park in Imperial Beach, Calif.
https://nypost.com/2022/07/29/biden-administration-to-fill-gaps-in-arizona-border-wall/
They're very quiet about this, it's costing billions, it's a blatant flip-flop, and border security isn't a hot button issue this election. The only reason I can see for them to do this is because it's effective policy.
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