Taking an apparent lead from Gov. Greg Abbott, the Department of Homeland Security is installing 17 miles of “waterborne barrier” along a deep South Texas stretch of the Rio Grande, according a Border Report investigation. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem signed a waiver to expedite construction of the barrier, the federal agency said last week in a news release. It’s the sixth waiver Noem has signed lo speed up construction of barricades along the U.S.-Mexico border, the online news outlet reports.
