Biden Administration Cancels Two US-Mexico Border Wall Construction Contracts

Quiet construction site of the Mexico border wall under Biden's executive order (Sunland Park. Reuters=Yonhap) [Image source=Yonhap]

[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Tae-min] The Joe Biden administration in the United States has canceled the construction contracts for the "U.S.-Mexico border wall" initiated by former President Donald Trump.

On the 23rd (local time), according to the political news outlet The Hill, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced that its subordinate Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has terminated two wall construction contracts in the Laredo area along the U.S.-Mexico border. These contracts were intended to add 31 miles (approximately 50 km) of wall to the existing border barrier along the Rio Grande in southern Texas. The Rio Grande is a river along the U.S.-Mexico border frequently used as a passage by illegal immigrants.

The attempt to cancel the border wall construction is expected to continue. On the same day, the Department of Homeland Security stated that it would review all resources allocated to the wall construction.

President Joe Biden signed an executive order on January 20, immediately upon taking office, to halt construction work on the U.S.-Mexico border wall. Consequently, the Department of Defense canceled the budget for the border wall construction. In response, Texas, led by the Republican Party, declared last month the resumption of border wall construction, setting up a confrontation with the Biden administration.

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