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handle is hein.crs/govecxu0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Congressional a Research Service Funding U.S.-Mexico Border Barrier Construction: Current Issues Updated April 7, 2021 The construction of barriers on the U.S.-Mexico border to control unauthorized crossings has been a matter of significant debate since former President Donald Trump made construction of a border wall a key element of his campaign. This Insight provides a brief overview of the funding history for these barriers. On January 20, President Joe Biden issued a proclamation directing agencies to pause additional construction and obligation of funds pending collection of information and development of a plan to redirect some of the resources that had been dedicated to barrier construction, consistent with applicable appropriations law. Border Barriers Under Previous Administrations Presidents George W. Bush and Barack Obama In the decade prior to President Trump's election, Congress had appropriated almost $2.5 billion to U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), a component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), to construct more than 650 miles of primary barriers along the southwest border. This includes approximately 350 miles of primary barriers designed to restrict the flow of pedestrians and approximately 300 miles of primary barriers to restrict the flow of vehicles in areas where unauthorized border crossing on foot was less of a concern. Funding for construction of border barriers in this period largely ended in FY2011. President Donald J. Trump Shortly after his inauguration in January 2017, President Trump signed an Executive Order that called for the construction of a border wall. In March, the President submitted a supplemental appropriations request for FY2017, which included almost $1 billion to begin planning and construction. (At the time, annual appropriations requested for FY2017 by the Obama Administration had yet to be resolved.) In response to this and subsequent requests from the Trump Administration totaling more than $13.27 billion through FY2020, Congress provided almost $4.47 billion for border barrier construction through Congressional Research Service https://crsreports.congress.gov IN11193 CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress