Washington (AP) – Secretary of Homeland Security Christie Noem On Tuesday, the entire boundary wall said along it. Southern border with Mexico It would be painted black to make it hotter and stop illegal immigration — and she believes in the idea from President Trump.
Noem spoke during his visit. On part of the wall In New Mexico, she also picked up a roller brush to help with painting.
She promoted the height and depth of the wall. And Noem said Homeland Security is trying black paint to make the metal hotter.
“It’s especially at the president’s request, and I understand that when something is painted black here, it will get even warmer with hot temperatures and make it even more difficult for people to climb. So we’ll draw the entire southern boundary wall to encourage individuals not to come to the country illegally,” Norm said.
US Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks, who attended the event with NOEM, said paint also helps to reduce rust.
Building the wall during Trump’s first term was a central focus of his hard-hit immigration policy. While his second term was his national deportation agenda, which was arrested in the country, Homeland Security is likely to win around $46 billion as part of new funds passed by Congress this summer.
Noem said they are building a barrier of about half a mile each day.
“The boundary walls look very different based on the terrain and the geography of the location where it was built,” she said.
In addition to the barriers that she visited on Tuesday, she said the department is also working on “water-borne infrastructure.” A long section of the approximately 2,000-mile border between the US and Mexico sits along the Rio Grande River in Texas.
The Trump administration is moving forward by completing the wall at the same time Number of people crossing The borders have plunged illegally.
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