Ruling Will ‘Really Accelerate’ Wall Progress, DHS Chief Says
- Court voted 5-4 to let construction start using disputed funds
- Order lets Pentagon divert $2.5 billion to replace barriers
A construction crew works as new sections of the U.S.-Mexico border barrier are installed replacing smaller fences on January 11, 2019.
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The ruling that cleared Donald Trump’s administration to start using disputed Pentagon funds for fencing on the U.S.-Mexico border will “really accelerate” progress on the president’s wall project, the top Department of Homeland Security official said.
Meanwhile, segments that have already been built are “providing significant new operational capability and helping us control some high-traffic areas of the border,” acting Homeland Security Secretary Kevin McAleenan said on Fox News’s “Sunday Morning Futures.”