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County in New Mexico, United States
Since January 20, 2025, federal agencies have resumed and expanded border-barrier activity: U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) report that more than...
Since 2017, reporting produced competing totals for how much of the Trump-era southern border barrier exists: contemporary counts cluster around of barriers described as “built” or “completed,” while ...
By mid-2025 U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) reported contracts and projects adding roughly 83 miles of “traditional” wall plus waterborne barriers and separate contracts for additional miles ...
Available reporting shows wide disagreement about how many miles of “new” border barriers were built under President Trump’s first term (figures cited range from about 47–571 miles depending on defini...
Federal agencies leading wall construction and upkeep by 2025 were principally the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its component U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), which managed plann...
Since 2021 the federal record shows a mix of repair work, removals, targeted reinforcement and new construction tied to Trump-era border barriers: DHS/CBP began repairing flood-control and erosion dam...
By mid‑2025 several large private contractors had won U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) construction awards: Granite Construction received a $70.3 million contract for ~7 miles in Hidalgo Count...
Federal and state actions since 2025 have restarted wall construction along the U.S.–Mexico border in multiple states: CBP awarded contracts for new wall sections in Hidalgo County, Texas (about 7 mil...
Federal funding decisions, a flurry of construction contracts in 2025, and a series of court rulings over the prior administration’s reprogramming of Defense and Treasury money together shaped how muc...
The Trump administration prioritized finishing and filling “gaps” in already identified high-traffic sectors of the southern border—most notably the Rio Grande Valley in South Texas and parts of south...
CBP has publicly awarded at least two sizable Trump-era border‑wall contracts: Granite Construction Co. won a $70.3 million award to build roughly seven miles in Hidalgo County, Texas (Rio Grande Vall...
Federal funding proposals and executive actions in 2025 have poured billions into new “Smart Wall” construction: the One Big Beautiful Bill / budget reconciliation and committee proposals center on ro...
As of 2025, CBP’s baseline "existing barrier (prior to 1/20/2025)" consisted of roughly 702 miles of primary wall and about 76 miles of secondary wall; since January 20, 2025 the agency has been updat...
U.S. agencies report roughly 458 miles of barrier panels were installed from January 2017 through January 2021, and most—about 81% of that mileage—replaced existing fencing (i.e., roughly 371 of 458 m...
Available reporting and official releases indicate multiple figures tied to the Trump border wall as of 2025: Congress approved a $46.5 billion package for wall completion in mid‑2025 (reported by The...
The analyses provided show two consistent themes: the Trump administration prioritized , focusing work across California, Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, while later administrations and DHS actions em...
Federal procurement records and news reporting name multiple prime contractors awarded U.S. border-wall and “Smart Wall” construction contracts through 2025, notably Granite Construction Co., Fisher S...