Thousands of steel panels, intended for the construction of the wall between Mexico and the United States, corrode while they are piled up in the city of Pharr (Texas), after the Biden Administration decided to suspend all contracts for the construction of the barrier border, report Fox News.
NEW: Our drone is now over a second location in RGV where massive piles of steel meant for the border wall have been sitting since Biden halted construction in January. I’m told there are over 20,000 panels between both spots worth roughly $120 million. Already paid for. @FoxNewspic.twitter.com/ZfFAqsexru
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) October 11, 2021
Images captured by drones show the large number of steel piles. “I have been told that there are more than 20,000 panels between the two places for an approximate value of 120 million dollars. They are already paid for. [por los contribuyentes]”, said in his Twitter account the journalist of the medium Bill Melugin, adding that the amount of the material in oxidation would be enough to build more than 100 miles [unos 160 kilómetros] From the wall.
In parallel, the reporter published the images of an incomplete part of the border wall in the nearby city of La Joya, which has a length of about 500 yards (more than 450 meters), allowing migrants to cross the border almost freely, he added. .
Here in La Joya, TX, the biggest hot spot along the entire border in terms of the sheer number of people coming across, this Trump border wall will not be completed. Only about 500 yards built. Yesterday, Biden admin announced they cancelled all remaining wall contracts in RGV. pic.twitter.com/4Tm3UjI77z
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) October 9, 2021
“We see these immigrants hang around there all the time. They do not do anything [la parte del muro], and the border agents here have to run left and right because migrants pass constantly, “Melugin stressed during a broadcast of the television program America’s Newsroom.
A group of migrants just crossed into La Joya, TX illegally and walked right past the incomplete border wall, something we’ve witnessed countless times over the past several months. Only a 1/2 mile of wall was completed here before President Biden halted construction. @FoxNewspic.twitter.com/Ags8fb0EYM
— Bill Melugin (@BillFOXLA) October 11, 2021