My first guess is that it was something they had to agree to as part of a deal. Like to keep the government open or something like that. Could very well be wrong though.

[–] 0110010001100010@lemmy.world 29 points 1 year ago (2 children)

This was my guess as well but neither the linked source nor any other one I can find explain exactly why he did it.

[–] Holyginz@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It just feels so out of left field for the administration. I'm not saying the Biden administration is perfect cause its not, but border walls are not something he has ever given any indication of having as a priority.

[–] Wakmrow@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

https://www.politifact.com/factchecks/2021/jan/26/facebook-posts/biden-did-back-long-border-fence-2006-comparison-2/

[–] Stumblinbear@pawb.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean, he didn't do anything on it for almost three years, so I'd say it wasn't really a priority

[–] Holyginz@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Fair point. Which is why it seems so odd.

[–] OlPatchy2Eyes@dormi.zone 10 points 1 year ago

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jun/30/joe-biden-forced-build-donald-trumps-border-wall/

Found this. Basically the claim here is that funds were allocated to this project, and although some of those funds were redirected, congress never deallocated the rest, and therefore they have to continue to be used. I'm not totally convinced but it's a more nuanced take than the comments here.

[–] Varyk@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 year ago

Here's what looks like an answer: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2023/jun/30/joe-biden-forced-build-donald-trumps-border-wall/

TLDR: This is a 2019 law passed by Congress during the baby hands administration. The Biden administration has been pretty careful not to overstep other branches of government(I think as a direct response to how flagrantly and harmfully baby hands used executive action), and while Biden returned wall money taken from the DoD, the rest of the wall money was explicitly designated by Congress for building the border wall in 2019 and Congress will not cancel that legislative order(wall funds), despite Biden asking Congress to cancel the 2019 wall funds law since arriving in office in 2020.

This post is misleading, the money is being legally used for a legislatively required purpose and any federal laws are being broken legislatively by Congress as a result of baby hands in 2019, not the Biden administration.

[–] Asafum@feddit.nl -1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Yeah and I can't wait to see Republicans complain about this anyway.

Then: "Wahhhh! Democrats don't care about the border!"

Now: "Wahhhh! Democrats are hypocrites, they break laws to be racist!"

[–] Holyginz@lemmy.world -2 points 1 year ago

I wouldn't be surprised at all if they did. That's all their platform is. That and hate