The Trump admin has NOT built a foot of ‘new location’ border wall yet…..

• So far in Trump’s presidency, more than 60 miles of existing barriers and fences have been replaced with new wall, according to a Department of Homeland Security official.
• DHS has been referring to replacement wall as “new,” but to date, not a single mile of wall has been built where no barrier previously existed. The official did not provide an answer when asked when the first section of “new” wall would be built.
• “The Department is committed to confronting the humanitarian and security crisis at our border, stemming the flow of illegal and irregular migration, and protecting our rule of law and the American people from traffickers, child smugglers, and transnational criminal organizations exploiting our system to profit from human misery and suffering,” the DHS official said.

What’s next: The Trump administration says it expects to build 450 miles of border wall — which has typically consisted of tall, steel slats — in “strategic locations” by the end of 2020, according to the same official.

• DHS is currently replacing 124 miles of fencing with new wall in the El Paso, El Centro and Tucson sectors. In mid-September, the government expects to start building an additional 5 miles in the Yuma sector….

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