Border Wall

Border activists and attorneys against border wall construction say President Joe Biden has broken his campaign promise of “not another foot” of wall by taking the land of a Rio Grande Valley family in court.

President Joe Biden paused border wall construction and ordered a 60-day review of projects, but what happens after that remains uncertain.

While border wall opponents are celebrating, they also say the fight may not be over. Environmental activists want wildlife corridors restored; others oppose security measure like cameras and drones.

Border residents and activists welcomed Biden’s inauguration and his immigration and border security plans, but they say they know their work must continue to ensure Biden’s promises of a pathway to citizenship for millions unauthorized immigrants and ending border wall construction are carried out.

While Joe Biden promised there would be “not another foot” of wall and that he would “withdraw lawsuits” against border landowners, he has not yet publicly detailed his exact plan to stop the hodge-podge of wall projects he will inherit from the Trump administration.

It was the administration's latest attempt to prevent President-elect Joe Biden from halting border wall construction.

Undeterred by the insurrection last week, pro-Trump supporters gathered for a chance to wave at the president. Critics of Trump and the visit held their own rally at a separate location to avoid conflict.

Under the tentative plan, President Donald Trump would fly into Harlingen and visit a section of the border wall.

A federal appeals court has approved the Trump administration’s use of $3.6 billion in military funds for border wall construction along the Southern border. The Friday ruling reverses a lower court’s decision, but other legal challenges over border wall funding continue ahead of the transition to the Biden administration.

Laredo activists against President Donald Trump’s border wall created a Day of the Dead altar to highlight those hurt by his border and immigration policies.