DOGE Shuts Texas Office Responsible for Building Border Wall [View all]
Source: Newsweek
Published Feb 28, 2025 at 6:51 AM EST
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has canceled the lease for the U.S. attorney's office in Corpus Christi, leaving prosecutors racing to find a new workplace.
The office handles cases from Border Patrol checkpoints near Falfurrias and Sarita, while its Civil Division oversees land condemnation proceedings for border wall construction. The sudden closure raises concerns about potential disruptions to legal operations tied to border security. Newsweek has contacted the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas.
Why It Matters
The newly formed DOGE, led by President Donald Trump's billionaire backer, Elon Musk, is committed to cutting federal spending and has dismantled several federal agencies.DOGE has become a flashpoint in the national conversation regarding the Trump's administration efforts to try to make government more efficient. However, it has faced backlash from critics who say it has overstepped presidential authority and disregarded legal constraints. The administration has been hit with a wave of lawsuits, including some filed by unions representing recently dismissed employees.
What to Know
It remains unclear at this stage when exactly DOGE staffers scrapped the lease. Prosecutors only learned of the decision on Wednesday. The Corpus Christi division operates out of One Shoreline Plaza, a twin-skyscraper office complex overlooking Corpus Christi Bay, just a few blocks south of the federal courthouse.
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