Agency finds private border wall violates Rio Grande treaty
Associated PressHOUSTON — A construction firm promoted by President Donald Trump to build his signature border wall violated American treaty obligations with a private border fence next to the river separating Texas and Mexico, a U.S. agency has found. The International Boundary and Water Commission found that Fisher Industries’ 3-mile fence of steel posts just 35 feet from the Rio Grande could worsen flooding and called on the company to make changes to the project. Built on private land in South Texas’ Rio Grande Valley, the project was originally promoted as an online fundraiser started by Trump supporters, We Build the Wall, that raised over $20 million. Scott Nicol, a South Texas activist who opposes border walls, said he questioned why the commission didn’t ask Fisher Industries to remove the fence.
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