Environmentalists decried the move that will forego dozens of laws, including the National Environmental Policy Act, which requires federal agencies to evaluate the effects of their actions on the environment.

The Trump administration plans on constructing 85 miles of new border wall this year, officials tell Fox, with hundreds more planned for 2026 and beyond.

Homeland Security said in a statement that the waiver signed Tuesday by Secretary Kristi Noem will “cut through bureaucratic delays.”