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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 ...
[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.
The Mexico–United States border. The order directs "executive departments and agencies ... to deploy all lawful means to secure the Nation's southern border, to prevent further illegal immigration into the United States, and to repatriate illegal aliens swiftly, consistently, and humanely", and states that "It is the policy of the executive branch to secure the southern border of the United ...
Similar court cases challenging the Secure Fence Act of 2006 still remain open over a decade later. [ 62 ] As of February 22, 2019 [update] , at least six separate lawsuits have been filed.
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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2006 Secure Fence Act of 2006: Authorized the construction of fencing along the Mexico–United States border. Pub. L. 109–367 (text) 2006 Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas Reauthorization Act of 2005 Reauthorized the H-1C visa program through 2009. Pub. L. 109–423 (text) 2006 COMPETE Act of 2006
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)