The Trump Administration has waived 31 environmental and public health laws to speed up construction of the border wall through the Lower Rio Grande Valley National Wildlife Refuge, according to a news release from the Center for Biological Diversity.

According to a news release from U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem signed a waiver to "ensure the expeditious construction of approximately five miles of new 30-foot-tall border wall in Starr and Hidalgo counties."

This is the 7th waiver Noem has signed for border barrier construction projects, according to the CBP release.

The refuge, located in Alamo, is home with 1,200 plants, 300 butterflies and approximately 700 vertebrates with at least 520 birds. Their priority is to prote

See Full Page