Defense, Homeland Security departments halt border wall construction

Washington DC (UPI) Jan 22, 2021

The departments of Defense and Homeland Security have stopped construction work on the southern border wall as of Friday, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Among executive orders signed Wednesday by President Joe Biden after his inauguration was a pause in construction of a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. "In addition to stopping work at the DoD-funded border barrier