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President Donald Trump is swiftly moving forward with a keystone campaign promise from his first term: to build the border wall. Within six months of returning to the White House, Trump has been able ...

Arizona and Texas are expected to have more of the border wall constructed following recent actions from the federal government. In the Grand Canyon State, U.S. Customs and Border Protection gave ...

Border walls and new surveillance technology could be coming to the greater Big Bend region and the rest of Texas’ southern border as part of a sweeping “Smart Wall” plan announced by the Trump ...

The federal government’s $4.5 billion "Smart Wall" project will add hundreds of miles of high-tech border security, including detection systems through Big Bend National Park. Homeland Security ...

The Trump administration intends to build 24.7 miles of border wall across the southern San Rafael Valley, a remote area south of Sonoita, Arizona, that is a vital migration corridor for jaguars and ...

In August 2025, the Trump administration announced it would paint the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border black in the hopes the wall would become hotter and thus deter people from climbing it. A mural ...

Crews install steel border barrier panels and supporting foundations during construction along the U.S.–Mexico border, work that typically involves heavy lifting, concrete placement and access-road ...