During the Trump administration, about 450 miles of barriers were built along the southwest border between 2017 and January 2021.
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Massachusetts anti-immigration group’s environment suit can proceed
The group argues that the Biden administration violated environmental law when it halted construction of the U.S. southern border wall and sought to undo other immigration policies imposed by former President Donald Trump.
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Damage from border wall: blown-up mountains, toppled cactus
Government contractors are igniting dynamite blasts in the remote and rugged southeast corner of Arizona, forever reshaping the landscape as they pulverize mountaintops.
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Biden faces high hopes, tough choices on border wall
President-elect Joe Biden will face immediate pressure to fulfill his pledge to stop border wall construction
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Supreme Court to review two cases involving Trump’s border policy
The justices’ decision continues their practice of reviewing lower court rulings that have found the president’s immigration policies illegal over the past four years.
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Trial date set for Steve Bannon in fundraising fraud scam
President Trump’s former chief strategist faces charges he cheated donors to a group seeking to fund a southern border wall.
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Ex-Trump adviser Steve Bannon charged with pocketing donor money in border wall scheme
He and three associates allegedly ripped off donors trying to fund a southern border wall, making him the latest in a long list of Trump allies to be charged with a crime.
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Pentagon slashes $3.8 billion from military so Trump can transfer it to border wall
Trump faced no consequences from Congress when making similar transfers last year, when the Pentagon canceled dozens of construction projects to free up $3.6 billion and transferred $2.5 billion in counter-drug money.
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Winds topple border wall on California-Mexico border
Strong winds caused several panels of a new barrier wall to fall over into Mexico.
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Federal courts rule in favor of border walls both public and private
A private border wall in South Texas could start construction in the coming days and a separate ruling allows the president to divert $3.6 billion from military construction projects.