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CajunBlazer

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5. Unfortunately Congress has already given Trump a waiver

Reply to struggle4progress (Original post)

Thu Apr 13, 2017, 10:43 AM

Apr 2017

(last paragraphs of the article)

Congress authorized DHS in 2005 to waive environmental laws for the construction of physical barriers along the border. Since then, they have completed about 550 miles of fencing without analyzing the environmental impact.

It's widely expected the Trump administration will continue to use these waivers to move forward with plans to build a wall.

(Apparently some folks on DU don't bother reading the actual articles.)

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Border wall faces first lawsuit [View all] struggle4progress Apr 2017 OP

Good! nt marybourg Apr 2017 #1

K&r UTUSN Apr 2017 #2

There will be more lawsuits Gothmog Apr 2017 #3

The rare jaguars in So Az would be affected. panader0 Apr 2017 #4

Unfortunately Congress has already given Trump a waiver CajunBlazer Apr 2017 #5