Confronted with a surge of migrants, the Biden administration has decided to waive more than 20 federal laws, including environmental ones, to erect barriers along the Southern border.
The decision represents a significant reversal for President Biden, who campaigned vociferously against a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, which his predecessor had championed as a key deterrent to unlawful crossings.
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/05/us/biden-border-wall-waiver.html
Reaction:
https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/biden-administration-waives-laws-to-rush-border-wall-construction-through-texas-wildlife-refuge-2023-10-04/