US to stop construction of border wall with Mexico that Donald Trump started

In a statement, the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS), announced that he would cancel all remaining contracts for the construction of the border wall with Mexico which was one of the pillars of Donald Trump’s administration.

In a statement, DHS informed that it will use the money currently allocated to this project to promote actions of “environmental planning“And will dialogue with “Landowners, tribes, state and local elected officials and federal agencies affected. “

In this sense, the organization stressed that “These activities will not involve the construction of a new border fence or the permanent acquisition of land.”

United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) ruling reproduces the one taken in July, when two contracts were canceled in the Loredo region

This Friday, CBP reported that “Initiate environmental planning and actions in accordance with the National Environmental Policy Law for previously planned border barrier system projects located in the Rio Grande Valley, Laredo and El Centro sectors. “

DHS also explained that they would pay for all of this with the money from the credits to build the wall that they have not yet started, and that the Biden administration “continues to ask Congress to cancel remaining funds for the border wall and instead, fund smarter border security measures, such as border technology and modernization of land entry points, which have been shown to be more effective in improving border security ”.

“Until Congress cancels these funds, and unless it does, the law requires that DHS use the funds in a manner compatible with the purpose for which they were allocated, and launching environmental planning activities is part of the ministry’s plan to do so, ”the statement said.

Finally, DHS concluded that “this announcement has no impact on previously approved projects and necessary to solve the problems of life, security and restoration of the environment in the areas of the Rio Grande Valley, San Diego and El Centro ”.

The Biden government’s move came on the same day as it announced that Mexico and the United States began a security “alliance” on Friday in which they will be “equal partners.” after replacing the Merida Initiative with the new Bicentennial Agreement following the high-level bilateral security dialogue.

“From limited cooperation, we move to an alliance, which is something very different, it is qualitatively superior. You only date with someone you trust and respect“Boasted the Mexican Minister of Foreign Affairs, Marcelo Ebrard, during a conference with Antoine Blink, US Secretary of State

The US official has agreed that he will open “A new chapter” in security cooperation with Mexico in which both will act as “Equal partners”.

“This marks the start of a new chapter in security cooperation between Mexico and the United States, working as equal partners and defining and addressing the root causes of security problems such as inequality, corruption and impunity, ”he said.

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