SAN DIEGO — U.S. border officials on Thursday said that plans to construct two new 30-foot border barriers through the historic Friendship Park would be temporarily paused in response to an outcry from local community groups and more than a dozen members of Congress. The binational park located along the U.S.-Mexico border between Imperial Beach and Playas de Tijuana has been a meeting place for families for decades — an area where people on opposite sides of the border can reunite. Since 2019, the park has been closed to the public. Friends of Friendship Park, a group that advocates for acces…
