The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on July 23 that it has canceled two contracts to construct 31 miles of border wall in the Laredo, Texas, immigration sector along the U.S.–Mexico border.
Homeland Security claimed that the two canceled border barrier contracts “are not necessary to address any life, safety, environmental, or other remediation requirements.” The contracts were previously funded with the agency’s 2020 fiscal year appropriations, a statement from the agency said.
