Migrants hurt while climbing U.S.-Mexico border wall

Ten migrants were hurt after falling from the border wall between the United States and Mexico border near San Diego. Border Patrol agents and San Diego Fire-Rescue crews responded to reports of mass injuries. The injured migrants were taken to hospitals, with some being treated for broken bones after falling from the 30-foot-high wall. Last year, 28 people died while trying to get over or around the border. The migrants' conditions are currently unknown.

Biden clears way for border wall construction

The Biden administration announced it waived 26 federal laws in South Texas to allow border wall construction, marking the administration’s first use of a sweeping executive power employed often during the Trump presidency.