Mayorkas cites ‘immediate need’ to Waive Regulations, Build Border Wall in Texas as immigration surges
DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is citing an "acute and immediate need" to waive dozens of federal laws in order to build a border wall in south Texas where illegal migration has surged, a sharp contrast to dismissals of the use of such barriers in the early days of the administration.
The agency posted an announcement on the
U.S. Federal Register which outlines construction in Starr County in the Rio Grande Valley Sector -- where the administration says there is "high illegal entry." The agency says there have been over 245,000 migrant encounters in the sector this fiscal year.
Mayorkas says he is using his authority provided by Congress to waive 26 federal laws, including the Clean Air Act, Safe Drinking Water Act and Endangered Species Act.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas is citing an "immediate need" to waive federal laws and build border barriers at the southern border.
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