LAS CRUCES — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is once again waiving a raft of laws protecting wildlife, archaeological preservation and environmental protections in order to expedite border wall construction in New Mexico.

The new project area, as described in a notice of determination scheduled for publication in the Federal Register on Wednesday, appears to span New Mexico's border with Mexico almost in its entirety, including areas where border barriers already stand.

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