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Homeland Security

Trump Directs Southern Border Wall, Hiring Of More Agents

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, January 25th, 2017

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Trump Directs Southern Border Wall, Hiring Of More Agents

President Donald Trump. Photo: White House.

True to his word, President Donald Trump on Wednesday directed that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) complete construction of a wall along America’s southern border with Mexico allowed under existing law and also hire additional agents to secure the border and enforce immigration laws inside the United States.Under the Secure Fence Act of 2006 DHS previously completed nearly 700 miles of wall, fencing and related physical barriers along portions of the southern border to make it more difficult for…

Army

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Congress

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