Biden admin quietly builds more border wall amid migration surge

"We are cleaning up the mess the prior administration left behind in their failed attempt to build a wall," Jean-Pierre said

By Ben Whedon
Updated: July 29, 2022 - 5:14pm

The Biden administration is quietly funding the completion of a segment of Trump's border wall in Arizona amid an unprecedented influx of migrants crossing the nation's border with Mexico.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas authorized Customs and Border Protection to fill gaps in existing barriers near the Morelos Dam outside of Yuma, Ariz., the New York Post reported.

The department cited health and hazard concerns should migrants attempt to enter the U.S. via that route, saying 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.”

Some Republicans supported the decision to complete the portion of the border wall.

"This may very well be the first time Biden has made a decision based on the actual facts, and the fact is an open border is a dangerous border," Georgia Republican Rep. Austin Scott told Just the News.

In a Thursday press conference, White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre denied the administration was completing Trump's border wall. “We’re not finishing the wall,” she said, per the Post. “We are cleaning up the mess the prior administration left behind in their failed attempt to build a wall.”

Record numbers of migrants continue to surge across the southern border as the administration struggles to process the influx.

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