Biden to build more US border wall using Trump-era funds

FILE PHOTO: Members of the Texas National Guard try to dissuade migrants from climbing over the razor wire after they crossed the Rio Grande in Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S., September 29, 2023. REUTERS/Brian Snyder/File Photo

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -President Joe Biden's administration said on Thursday it will add sections to a border wall to stave off record migrant crossings from Mexico, carrying forward a signature policy of former President Donald Trump.

Trump is the frontrunner for the Republican Party nomination to challenge Biden, a Democrat, in the 2024 presidential race. Trump made building border barriers a central tenet of his first campaign for president with the rally chant, "Build That Wall."