US EditionTrump Administration Plans to Build New Barriers Along San Diego-Mexico Border
The administration waived over 30 environmental laws to expedite nearly 10 miles of new 30-foot border barriers with anti-climb features, citing high illegal crossings, officials said.
- President Donald Trump’s administration plans to construct nearly 10 miles of new wall along the San Diego-Mexico border after U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem issued a Federal Register waiver to expedite construction on Tuesday.
- U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the San Diego Sector is high-entry and cited Section 102 of IIRIRA to waive environmental laws, with H.R. 1 funding $46.5 billion through fiscal 2029.
- Plans call for 30-foot-tall primary barriers topped with anti-climb features and steel bollards, including 7.6 miles west and 1.3 miles east of Tecate plus 0.84-mile secondary near Otay Mesa.
- Laiken Jordahl of the Center for Biological Diversity said the waiver attacks wildlife and communities, while CBP will conduct surveys with tribes and seek public comment by October 23rd.
- Border Patrol data shows over 922,000 apprehensions from fiscal year 2021 through July 2025, with drug seizure totals including marijuana and fentanyl, while the project upgrades more than 50 miles of infrastructure from the Pacific Ocean to Border Monument 231.
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Border wall extension coming to San Diego County
The Trump administration plans to extend parts of the border wall along the San Diego-Mexico border, bypassing more than 30 environmental conservation laws to expedite construction.The Department of Homeland Security wants to construct nearly 10 miles of new barrier in the San Diego Sector between the Otay Mesa and Tecate ports of entry, as well as additional sections west of Tecate."Effectively would wall off all of California from Mexico," an …
Nearly 10 miles of new barrier to be built on San Diego-Mexico border
(FOX 5/KUSI) — U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced plans to build nearly 10 miles of additional barrier and add "system attributes" to more than 50 miles of the area within the Border Patrol San Diego Sector, primarily from the Pacific Ocean to just east of the city of Tecate. The additional barrier will be built along three stretches of the border near the Otay Mesa and Tecate Ports of Entry. Read more stories about the U.S.-Mexic…
Trump Administration plans to build new barriers along San Diego-Mexico border
SAN DIEGO (NBC, KYMA) - The Trump Administration is planning to build close to ten miles of new barriers along the San Diego-Mexico border. Immigration advocates say the multi-billion dollar project would divert migration flows into more dangerous areas. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) says they plan to build and maintain nearly ten miles of primary border barrier. This would consist of 30-foot-high, six-inch squared diameter steel boll…
Trump administration is planning to build new barriers along the San Diego-Mexico border
President Trump’s administration announced it is planning to build new barriers that extend within nearly 10 miles along the San Diego-Mexico border. The proposed barriers would be built near the Tecate and Otay Mesa Port of Entries. U.S. Customs and Border Protection said they plan to build and maintain nearly 10 miles of primary border barrier. This would consist of...
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