In 1996, Congress passed the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA), which, among other things, explicitly gave the Attorney General broad authority to construct barriers along the border and authorized the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to construct a secondary layer of fencing to buttress the completed 14-mile primary fence. Construction of the secondary fence stalled after 9.5 miles had been completed due to environmental concerns raised by the California Coastal Commission (CCC)

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In 1996, Congress passed the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act (IIRIRA), which, among other things, explicitly gave the Attorney General broad authority to construct barriers along the border and authorized the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to construct a secondary layer of fencing to buttress the completed 14-mile primary fence. Construction of the secondary fence stalled after 9.5 miles had been completed due to environmental concerns raised by the California Coastal Commission (CCC)

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In 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigration Responsibility Act (IIRIRA) authorized secondary fence along existing 14 mile fence built in 1993, but only 9 miles of secondary wall was built

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Congressional research Service - Border Security: Barriers Along the U.S. International Border

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https://sgp.fas.org/crs/homesec/RL33659.pdf

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In 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigration Responsibility Act (IIRIRA) authorized secondary fence along existing 14 mile fence built in 1993, but only 9 miles of secondary wall was built

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