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The Secure Fence Act of 2006 authorizes the construction of 700 additional miles (1,100 km) of double chain link and barbed wire fences with light and infrared camera poles. The Secure Fence Act of 2006 ( Pub. L. 109–367 (text) (PDF) ), also labelled H.R. 6061, is an act of the United States Congress which authorized and partially funded the ...
March 11, 2003: Do-Not-Call Implementation Act of 2003, Pub. L. 108–10 (text), 117 Stat. 557 April 30, 2003: PROTECT (Prosecutorial Remedies and Other Tools to end the Exploitation of Children Today) Act, Pub. L. 108–21 (text), 117 Stat. 650 (including Illicit Drug Anti-Proliferation Act)
[46] The Secure Fence Act's costs were estimated at $6 billion, [47] more than the Customs and Border Protection's entire annual discretionary budget of $5.6 billion. [48] The Washington Office on Latin America noted in 2013 that the cost of complying with the Secure Fence Act's mandate was the reason that it had not been completely fulfilled.
In 2018, Trump requested $21.5 billion in federal funding for some 700 miles (1,100 km) of barrier on the border, mostly to replace 654 miles (1,053 km) of aging fence built under the Secure Fence Act of 2006. On December 25, 2018, Trump reversed course, suggesting that he might accept 500 to 550 miles (800 to 890 km) of either mostly ...
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The Secure Fence Act of 2006 was passed providing for the construction of 1,127 km (700 mi) of high-security fencing. Attempts to complete the construction of the Mexico–United States barrier have been challenged by the Mexican government and various U.S.–based organizations.
The Secure Fence Act, signed by President Bush on October 26, 2006, has met with much opposition. In October 2007, environmental groups and concerned citizens filed a restraining order hoping to halt the construction of the fence, set to be built between the United States and Mexico. The act mandated that the fence be built by December 2008.
The Real ID Act of 2005 placed restrictions on individuals applying for asylum, and the Secure Fence Act of 2006 began the process of building a fence across the Mexico–United States border. After the failure of the Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration Modernization Act of 2013 , no significant immigration reform legislation ...