ACLU accuses Biden of 'betrayal' after administration says it will build more border wall

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) accused President Joe Biden of betrayal Thursday after the administration said it would add sections to the wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. 

"President Biden ran on the campaign promise of no bans, no wall," the ACLU wrote on X, formerly called Twitter. "Now, he's said yes to an extreme asylum ban and yes to expediting construction of a dangerous and ineffective border wall in Texas. It's a profound betrayal."

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas wrote a notice Thursday in the federal register about the construction of 18-foot tall steel fencing that will cover about 20 miles along the border in Texas.

"There is presently an acute and immediate need to construct physical barriers and roads in the vicinity of the border of the United States in order to prevent unlawful entries into the United States," the notice read.

Biden's time in the White House has seen record numbers of border encounters, with more than 7 million people illegally entering the country during his tenure.

Originally, President Biden came out against the border wall at the start of his presidency. 

"Like every nation, the United States has a right and a duty to secure its borders and protect its people against threats," the White House said in a 2021 press release. "But building a massive wall that spans the entire southern border is not a serious policy solution.  It is a waste of money that diverts attention from genuine threats to our homeland security."

Former President Trump who ran on border security in 2016 and building the wall, demanded an apology on TRUTH Social.

"As I have stated often, over thousands of years, there are only two things that have consistently worked, wheels, and walls!" Trump wrote. "Will Joe Biden apologize to me and America for taking so long to get moving..."