WASHINGTON, D.C.: United States President Joe Biden on Thursday defended plans to extend the border wall with Mexico, saying he didn't think such barriers worked but that he was bound by laws introduced under Donald Trump.
Democrat Biden pledged during his White House race with Trump in 2020 that he would abandon the Republican's signature policy and would not build any more of the wall.But his own Department of Homeland Security on Thursday announced the building of a new section in southern Texas to tackle an 'acute and immediate need,' as migrant crossings surge.
The border issue has even added to uncertainty over US aid for Ukraine, with some Republicans refusing to approve funds until Biden acts on migrants.Meanwhile, some Democrats including progressive lawmaker Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticized the wall decision. So did conservationists after it emerged that two dozen federal environmental laws would be waived to build the extension.The White House said it was 'absolutely false' that there had been a reversal by the president.
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