U.S. Customs and Border Protection said its plan 'meets the border security needs of the area while also addressing feedback from the community.'
The Friends of Friendship Park are condemning a new plan for 30-foot walls at the park along the U.S.-Mexico border.it was moving forward with a revised plan to replace the existing wall, which the agency described as"dilapidated."Advertisement
For years that gate was the site where families separated by the border could reunite for brief periods, and the proposal to remove it raised an outcry among border advocates and local elected officials.On Tuesday, CBP said it had analyzed the public feedback. "CBP has developed an approach that meets the border security needs of the area while also addressing feedback from the community," the news release said."Upon completion of the project, CBP is committed to providing visitors on the U.S. side of the border with access to Friendship Park."
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