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The Guardian: Border wall that threatened historic Friendship park halted

Aug 4, 2022
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Updated: Aug 10, 2022


The Biden administration has agreed to pause plans for a double border wall that critics say would effectively destroy a 51-year-old oceanfront park that symbolizes friendship between the United States and Mexico. Chris Magnus, the US Customs and Border Protection commissioner, said he wanted to hear community concerns before settling on a wall design for Friendship Park, which then-first lady Pat Nixon inaugurated 1971.

Read Guardian news report here.

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