The border wall along the Mexico–United States border is intended to reduce illegal immigration to the United States from Mexico. [1] . The barrier is not a continuous structure but a series of obstructions variously classified as "fences" or "walls". [2]

3 days ago · The border wall system construction includes new border and levee wall construction, replacement of existing legacy border fence, and the construction of associated infrastructure such as roads, bridges, and lighting. Current projects include: Construction of new Levee/Border Wall System funded in Fiscal Year 2018.

5 days ago · Securing the southern border is a top priority for the Trump administration. U.S. Border Patrol Deputy Chief David BeMiller said Tuesday that more than 50 miles (81 kilometers) of permanent and temporary sections of the wall have been constructed since Trump was inaugurated Jan. 20.

4 days ago · Securing the southern U.S. border is one of the Trump administration’s top priorities, and this is the first waiver of environmental laws for the border wall of Trump’s second term.

Feb 5, 2025 · How much of the Southwest border has a wall, fence or barrier? See the numbers and Trump's impact. During his first term, President Donald Trump’s signature border security policy involved...

4 days ago · Officials said the decision will fast-track U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s construction of about 2 1/2 miles (4 kilometers) of the wall about 70 miles (113 kilometers) southeast of San ...

5 days ago · Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem issued the first waiver of the administration to speed President Trump’s border wall, bypassing environmental regulations to aid construction. The waiver ...

Noem bypasses environmental regulations to expedite border wall ... - MSN

Feb 20, 2025 · (TNND) — New images of the wall being built along the U.S.-Mexico border show that President Donald Trump's measures to secure the southern border are underway. The White House's Rapid...

Oct 30, 2023 · The first border fences built along the U.S.-Mexico border to curb immigration from Mexico began in earnest under Democrats Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman.