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20
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
10%
2 of 20 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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The Trump administration’s top border official defended plans to build a wall and other infrastructure in the Big Bend of Texas despite mounting opposition against the project and a court-ordered pause on construction, saying his goal of fortifying the country’s borders was “non-negotiable”.
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goal → defend → borders
Rodney Scott, the commissioner of US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), said the $46bn wall project was justified despite a bipartisan coalition of landowners, local businesses and environmentalists who view it as a waste of taxpayer money that could be destructive to a region with historically low migrant crossings, in an exclusive interview with the Associated Press.
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that → say → Press
“Our number one goal right out the gate is we have to know who and what is coming into the United States,” Scott said on Thursday.
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Scott → have → Thursday
If the Big Bend region were left without a wall or other border infrastructure while other areas along the border get those fortifications, he said, “I am 100% convinced it will be completely overrun and destroyed.
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it → leave → fortifications
The fight over the spectacular Big Bend area, close to the US-Mexico line, where the Rio Grande flows along a massive curve on its way to the Gulf of Mexico, has become a major test for how far the Republican administration is willing to go to shut off the border.
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administration → flow → border
Scott, a former border patrol agent, was tapped by Trump to complete the border barrier.
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Scott → tap → barrier
His agency is responsible for executing a plan funded last summer by Republicans in Congress to line the roughly 2,000-mile (3,200km) border with Mexico with a mixture of steel fences 30ft (9 metre) high, vehicle barriers, new roads and surveillance technology to prevent irregular immigration – and smuggling of drugs and humans.
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agency → execute → drugs
The Trump administration says it is building about 12 miles (19km) a week.
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it → say → miles
Scott, who gets daily progress updates, said it will be complete by the end of Trump’s second term.
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it → get → term
The primary border wall – some areas also get a secondary layer – will be done by the end of December 2027.
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areas → get → December
“We’re actually ahead of schedule,” Scott said.
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Scott → ’re → schedule
The wall plan has run into stiff – and bipartisan – resistance in some places, especially Big Bend.
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plan → run → places
The Trump administration suffered a big setback earlier this month when a judge ordered a pause on border wall construction in the region, citing what could be a likelihood that plaintiffs “will suffer serious, irreparable harm without an injunction”.
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plaintiffs → suffer → injunction
The administration has asked the supreme court to lift the order.
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administration → ask → order
The ruling included any construction in Big Bend national park, an area that has seen a loud bipartisan outcry, including from some Republican lawmakers.
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that → include → lawmakers
After bulldozers were spotted in the park tearing up ground in August, Scott ordered a pause on all construction-related activity there while he went to talk to people in the region.
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he → spot → region
He said the agency is making other outreach to locals to discuss how to build projects so they don’t mar the park.
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they → say → park
“We’re talking through and figuring out what is the right solution for that area,” he said.
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he → talk → area
But he added that “protecting the country” with a barrier is “non-negotiable”.
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protecting → add → barrier
Scott added that the huge steel fences will not go up in the national park because of ongoing lawsuits.
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fences → add → lawsuits
The Aporia
