DHS Secretary Mullin Vows to Complete the Border Wall by 2027

The Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, Markwayne Mullin, revealed Thursday that the southern border wall, or at least its first layer, is expected to be completed by mid-2027, as construction continues alongside the Trump administration's large-scale deportation effort. 

Mullin said that finishing the initial phase of the wall would allow the department to shift greater attention to the northern border, where he said fentanyl continues to enter the country. He also blasted sanctuary states and cities for refusing to cooperate with immigration enforcement, arguing that their policies put American lives at risk...

"When you start talking about the southern border, look, the president had made an initiative in his first term. He's made it a strong initiative to finish the wall in his second term. We're building miles of wall every single week," the DHS Secretary said. "We expect to have the first preliminary wall put up, and that's going to go from the Pacific to the Gulf of America by hopefully April or June of next year. Now, we still have a secondary wall we've got to build with that, but will be done before the president's out of office."...