What is the CBP Smart Wall map’s cumulative completed mileage as of December 31, 2025, by sector?

Checked on January 18, 2026
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Executive summary

The only sector-level completed mileage that can be confirmed in the provided reporting as of December 31, 2025, is one mile in the Tucson Sector, reported by local news citing CBP and visible on CBP’s Smart Wall map updates [1]. U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s Smart Wall map does track “Completed” mileage since January 20, 2025, but the excerpts supplied here do not contain a public, sector-by-sector cumulative table as of 12/31/2025, limiting definitive reporting to the items explicitly documented [2].

1. What the question demands and what the sources actually provide

The user seeks a precise, sector-by-sector tally of cumulative “Completed” Smart Wall miles as recorded on CBP’s Smart Wall map through December 31, 2025; CBP’s online Smart Wall product explicitly defines “Completed” as mileage finished since January 20, 2025, and the map is promoted as being updated weekly [2]. However, the provided reporting and press releases mostly document contract awards, planned mileage, and isolated completion milestones rather than a comprehensive sector-by-sector completed-mileage table as of the end of 2025—so the raw data required to present a full sector breakdown is not present in these sources [2] [3].

2. What can be stated with documented certainty by sector

Local reporting and associated reproductions confirm that Border Patrol officials and CBP posted material showing a first mile of Smart Wall completed in the Tucson Sector in December 2025; that specific completed-mile figure is the only sector-level completion explicitly described in the provided reporting [1] [4]. CBP’s public statements and news releases included multiple contract awards (for example, Del Rio and Laredo projects listing 22 miles and 15 miles respectively) but these describe contracted or planned construction, not completed mileage as of the date in question [3].

3. Why available federal releases and media coverage don’t resolve the full sector totals

CBP’s Smart Wall communications focus on mapping status categories—existing wall, planned, under construction, and completed—and on announcing project awards and system attributes [2] [3]; the press materials and reporting in the dataset emphasize contracts and system funding (including the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and $46.5 billion for the program) rather than publishing a consolidated, dated ledger of completed miles per sector that could be cited here [5] [3]. Independent summaries and news stories track awarded miles (and older counts of pre‑Jan‑20‑2025 primary/secondary wall mileage) but not an authoritative December 31, 2025 sector-by-sector completed total in the supplied documents [6] [2].

4. Interpretation, competing narratives and institutional incentives

CBP and DHS have incentives to show visible progress—hence weekly map updates and highlight reels for completed segments like Tucson—while media outlets emphasize contract size and political framing, which can conflate “awarded/planned” miles with “completed” miles if readers are not careful [1] [3]. Critics will point out that announced contracts and waivers do not equal built product, and advocates of the program will highlight any completed segments as proof of momentum, so separating contracts, planned miles, and completed miles is essential to accurate reporting [3].

5. Conclusion and next steps for verification

Based on the provided material, the verifiable sector-level completed mileage as of December 31, 2025, is one mile in the Tucson Sector; CBP’s Smart Wall map is identified as the authoritative source for cumulative completed mileage since January 20, 2025, but the supplied excerpts do not include a sector-by-sector cumulative table as of that date, so a comprehensive breakdown cannot be compiled from these sources alone [1] [2]. To obtain the full sector-by-sector totals, consult the live CBP Smart Wall map and its downloadable data layers or contact CBP for an official cumulative tally as of 12/31/2025 [2].

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