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Biden resumes border wall construction amid migrant crisis, provoking backlash

  • Biden administration waives federal laws to build additional sections of border wall in Texas due to surge in migrant crossings.
  • Decision represents policy reversal from Biden's campaign promise not to build more wall.
  • Administration defends move as legally required due to previously allocated funding.
  • Leaders in Mexico and Democrats in U.S. criticize wall construction as ineffective and harmful.
  • White House faces political pressure on immigration issues ahead of 2024 election.
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