Under Noem, DHS would use eminent domain to take Texans’ land

(The Center Square) – Under outgoing Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, DHS has said it plans to use eminent domain to take Texans’ land if they don’t agree to voluntarily sell it for a border barrier system being built in the Big Bend region of Texas.

After widespread opposition to the plan, DHS has changed versions of proposed wall construction in an online map to indicate construction wouldn’t occur there.

This is not the case. DHS has already awarded more than $3 billion of legally obligated funds for border wall construction in the region. U.S. Customs and Border Protection, which is part of DHS, published a fact sheet describing 175 miles of border barriers to be built in Hudspeth, Jeff Davis and Presidio counties and distributed it to residents. Landowners also received letters threatening eminent domain.

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