The Department of Homeland Security has announced that it will use border security funding allocated by Congress to close wall gaps and pay for environmental and clean-up projects in areas of Arizona, California and Texas affected by barrier construction undertaken by the Trump administration
The wall that marks the border between the US and Mexico will be undergoing more construction as the United States announces funds to help close wall gaps and clean-up surrounding areas.
Congress is allocating border security funding to fasten “small” gaps which is seen as a necessary safety measure.
Some of the money will go towards combatting soil erosion and flooding by installing drainage and completing roads.
A customs and border protection official says that the purpose is not to create new barriers but to protect people from the “unsafe construction situation”.
Wall gates will also be repaired to save migrants stuck in irrigation canals.
The Army Corps of Engineers who were behind the construction of the wall ordered by former president Donald Trump have scrapped the contracts handing over control of the construction sites to the US Department of Homeland Security.
The $15 billion dollar project was one of the most expensive infrastructure projects in US history.
Over 700 kilometres of border barriers were built during the course of Trump’s presidency.
Following President Biden’s inauguration the leader ordered a stop to the wall’s construction.
