Republicans Press GAO for Report on Biden’s Halt on Border Wall Construction

A caterpillar parks between fences at a reinforced section of the U.S.–Mexico border fencing in eastern Tijuana, Baja California state, Mexico, on Jan. 20, 2021. Guillermo Arias/AFP via Getty Images

House Republicans are urging the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to issue their assessment of President Joe Biden’s decision to halt funds appropriated by the 116^th Congress for the construction of the southern border barrier, as being either legal or illegal under current laws.

In their most recent attempt to get answers about the legality of Biden’s border wall funding freeze, Republicans sent a letter (pdf) on Tuesday to GAO Comptroller General Gene Dodaro, requesting an update on the status of that investigation.