![]() “The purpose of today’s action was to remind President Biden on the eve of his arrival to San Diego that Friendship Park should not be disfigured having two 30-foot border walls built upon it,” Pedro Rios, Director of American Friends Service Committee told reporting partner 10 News.Īctivists also claim the new wall will greatly reduce visibility for families gathering at Friendship Park, affecting future reunifications.įILE - APRIL 29, 2018: A Border Patrol officer watches from the entrance to Friendship Park as visitors walk up to the border wall with Mexico. The group wants Biden to know what this park means to families separated by the border. After President Joe Biden signed an executive order Jan. Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador has agreed during meetings with President Joe Biden to spend 1. Before Biden stopped new construction on the wall, the Trump administration had built 458 miles of what it dubbed. The current height of the wall is 18 feet and activists are asking Biden to scrap plans for the taller wall. The claim: President Joe Biden signed an executive order to tear down the border wall built during the Trump administration. Its construction and funding was also the target of a number of lawsuits. The Friends of Friendship Park gathered Sunday, again calling attention to the planned construction of 30 foot bollard style walls to replace an unstable section of existing wall. SAN YSIDRO - Ahead of President Biden's visit to San Diego, a protest was held at the border.
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