President Biden will issue an executive order suspending any border wall construction, although it is not yet clear if the current fencing will be removed.
“Bipartisan majorities in Congress refused in 2019 to fund President Trump’s plans for a massive wall along our southern border, even after he shut down the government over this issue. He then wastefully diverted billions of dollars to that construction,” said his transition office in a statement.
“By proclamation, President-elect Biden will today declare an immediate termination of the national emergency declaration that was used as a pretext to justify some of the funding diversions for the wall.”
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The statement mentioned that it will place a suspension on border wall construction projects and will “allow a close review of the legality of the funding and The administration will also “determine the best way to redirect funds that were diverted by the prior Administration to fund wall construction,” according to the official statement.
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As of Tuesday evening, according to reporters on the scene, construction of the barrier was still going on. The U.S. Customs and Border Protection agency, overseen by the Department of Homeland Security, said that over 450 miles of wall were constructed under Trump’s administration.
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Biden is also expected to issue more executive orders reversing almost all of Trump’s policies. The 46th president was sworn into office at around noon on Wednesday, Jan. 20.
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Prisedent Biden plans to reverse a few of immigration actions taken by the Trump administration on his very first day in office, including immediately pausing of many others, putting a stop to the so-called 'Muslim travel ban'.
After he was sworn, Biden is expected to issue the emergency proclamation that sped construction of a wall along the border with Mexico. He will also reinstate normal visa processing practices with 13 countries, many with Muslim-majority populations.
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“This ban, which restricted issuance of visas to individuals from many Muslim and African countries, was nothing less than a stain on our nation. It was rooted in xenophobia and religious animus and President-elect Biden has been clear that we will not turn our back on our values with discriminatory bans on entry to the United States,” Jake Sullivan, Biden’s national security adviser-designate, said on a call with reporters.
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The Biden administration is playing the xenophobic card instead of facing reality and the threats that can and do come from the muslim world. For the Trump administration it was never about race or color, it was about the safety of the United States.
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