Border Wall Extends 216 Miles, Adding 1 Mile a Day
President Donald Trump and his agency deputies are showing off the border wall as it extends 216 miles along the U.S.-Mexico border.
Officials have started building another 339 miles and are sketching plans for an additional 183 miles, according to Mark Morgan, the acting commissioner for the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Trump has directed $15 billion in funding, which is enough for roughly 738 miles of wall, including associated roads, cameras, and communication networks, he said.
“We’re on pace to complete 450 miles by the end of the year and 500 miles almost immediately thereafter,” Trump said at a June 23 roundtable in Yuma, Arizona.
216 miles of new border wall system completed. Construction underway on an additional 339 miles.
The border wall system makes it easier for Border Patrol to stop illegal border crossings, drug smuggling and human trafficking activities. https://t.co/RM2TyJizcV pic.twitter.com/ROeXKiISmW
— CBP Mark Morgan (@CBPMarkMorgan) June 23, 2020
“Today, we’re averaging about seven miles per week,” says an agency video.
The Border Wall System dramatically changed the border environment. It’s increased officer safety, decreased crime, made it harder to smuggle drugs into the US. Effective border wall infrastructure stops a vast majority of the threats & allows us to use our resources effectively. https://t.co/QtiCCi1JYL
— Chief Rodney Scott (@USBPChief) June 24, 2020
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