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"U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in the six-page filing with the Federal Register, "There is presently an acute and immediate need to construct physical barriers and roads in the vicinity of the border of the United States in order to prevent unlawful entries into the United States in the project areas," citing sections of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996."

"He said he "has determined, pursuant to law, that it is necessary to waive certain laws, regulations, and other legal requirements in order to ensure the expeditious construction of barriers and roads in the vicinity of the international land border in Starr County, Texas."The statement notes that the Rio Grande Valley Sector is an area of "high illegal entry.""

"All of these statutes were used by the administration to halt border wall construction, claiming there was a greater need than border security to protect a wildflower and two freshwater mussels."

""Texas installed razor wire in Eagle Pass to stop illegal crossings" and the Biden administration "CUT that wire, opening the floodgates to illegal immigrants."

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"I immediately deployed more Texas National Guard to repel illegal crossings & install more razor wire," Abbott said in response.nn"

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""It also states that Mayorkas can take "such actions as may be necessary to install additional physical barriers and roads (including the removal of obstacles to detection of illegal entrants) in the vicinity of the United States border to deter illegal crossings in areas of 'high illegal entry into the United States."

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"On Wednesday, Abbott showed where the state was building its wall in Brownsville.nn"

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"In response, Gov. Greg Abbott said he was deploying more resources to the area."

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"More than 1.6 million gotaways have been reported illegally entering the US since Biden's been in office."

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"U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said in the six-page filing with the Federal Register, "There is presently an acute and immediate need to construct physical barriers and roads in the vicinity of the border of the United States in order to prevent unlawful entries into the United States in the project areas," citing sections of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996."

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"Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) October 5, 2023nnThe statutes Mayorkas waived include the National Environmental Policy Act, the Endangered Species Act, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (the Clean Water Act) and the Clean Air Act."

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"Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) October 5, 2023nnThe statutes Mayorkas waived include the National Environmental Policy Act, the Endangered Species Act, the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (the Clean Water Act) and the Clean Air Act."

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"Abbott launched a border security mission, Operation Lone Star, in April 2021, and Texas began building its own border wall in different areas in Texas last June."

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