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Dec 22, 2020 · According to a CBP status report, the U.S. has constructed 438 miles of “border wall system” under Trump, as of Dec. 18. Most of that, 365 miles of it, as we said, is replacement for primary ...
- How much 'new wall' Trump has built is up for debate. Any calculation of the miles of new wall constructed by Mr Trump and his administration depends very much on the definition of the words "new" and "wall".
- Most of the wall isn't 'wall' at all. As well as scaling back his ambitions for the length of the border barrier, Mr Trump has also changed his view of what constitutes a wall.
- How it's being paid for remains controversial. Despite Mr Trump's pledge on the campaign trail in 2016 to get Mexico to pay for the wall, it is the US government that has spent billions of dollars to expand and reconstruct it.
- Illegal crossings appear to have fallen this year. Mr Trump made reducing illegal immigration a top priority of his administration and it has been a key part of his re-election campaign.
Aug 9, 2023 · Trump’s administration built 52 miles of new primary border barriers — the first impediment people encounter if they’re trying to cross the southern border with Mexico, that can block access...
The Trump wall, commonly referred to as "The Wall", is an expansion of the Mexico–United States barrier that started during the U.S. presidency of Donald Trump and was a critical part of Trump's 2016 presidential campaign platform leading up to the year's election. [1]
Feb 7, 2022 · Trump’s signature promise to build a barrier along the southwest border of the U.S. propelled him to victory in 2016, and his administration during his term appropriated some $15 billion for...
Oct 30, 2023 · Biden continues a tradition of building fences at the US-Mexico border that long precedes Donald Trump
Jan 19, 2021 · A centrepiece of Donald Trump's hardline immigration policy was the construction of a wall on the US-Mexico border. How far did construction get and what are Joe Biden's plans for what Trump ...
