President Biden
Joe BidenHouse court passes bill to establish reparations commission Democrats to offer bill to expand Supreme Court Former Israeli prime minister advises Iran to “cool off” amid nuclear threats MOREThe administration continues to confiscate land near the U.S.-Mexico border to use it to continue building a wall, according to a Politico investigation.
The federal government has confiscated six acres of land in Hidalgo County, Texas, according to the media. According to reports, the confiscation is part of a court case filed during the Trump administration to build the wall.
The Cavazos family, affected by the case, expressed their frustration with the Biden administration.
“I am … very, very disappointed with Joe Biden. I thought he was a man of his word, but apparently he doesn’t keep his word, ”Reynaldo Anzaldua Cavazos, a family member, told Politico. “He did not say another foot of the wall or any loss of land. We have taken him for his word and we want him to keep his word ”.
Biden has condemned the ex President Trump
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The president has also recently finished funding the wall.
However, the review of government resources allocated to the project set up by Biden at the beginning of his presidency has been delayed. The review was due to be completed by March 20th.
The Justice Department said it would not end court cases as Biden’s review of Trump’s immigration policies was not complete.
Therefore, the Biden administration did not withdraw or dismiss the case in Hidalgo County, according to documents and interviews conducted by Politico.
“DOJ sought continuity in pending cases, including in this case, in which the government had previously filed motions for land ownership on the southwestern border in light of President Biden’s proclamation ending the emergency national on the southern border of the United States and led “a careful review of all appropriate or redirected resources to build a southern border wall,” a DOJ official said at the outset.
A spokesman for the Office of Management and Budget told Politico that federal agencies are developing a plan to present it soon to the president.
“Funds had been diverted from military construction and other appropriate purposes toward wall construction, and wall construction was being challenged in multiple lawsuits by groups alleging serious environmental and safety issues,” he said. continued the spokesman.
However, according to the media, the White House did not address why the review has been delayed.
According to Politico, approximately 114 court cases of a similar nature have progressed in some way since the review deadline.
The news comes after Biden received heat from both Democrats and Republicans for his treatment of an influx of immigrants to the border amid the coronavirus pandemic.
The Hill has contacted the White House, the Department of Justice and Customs and Border Protection for comment.