Mary Cantrell
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Marfa Public Radio
A recent lawsuit claims border agencies violated the federal Rivers and Harbors Act as part of the Trump administration’s plan for a border wall through the Big Bend region. The Department of Homeland Security responded by waiving that law, so it doesn’t have to follow it.
Mary Cantrell
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Marfa Public Radio
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