U.S. Customs and Border Protection released footage taken by a drone of roughly 60 miles of a new border wall consisting of an 18-foot steel bollard barrier. The section of the wall that was revealed is in the Yuma, Arizona sector.
The southern border already has 654 miles of barriers, comprising roughly one third of the length of the southern border. The Daily Mail notes that the Trump administration “has awarded $2.8 billion in contracts for barriers covering 247 miles, with all but 17 miles of that to replace existing barriers instead of expanding coverage … Crews plan on installing 30-foot steel fencing to replace older barriers on two miles in Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, next to the official border crossing known as the Lukeville Port of Entry.”
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