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Trump administration’s $46 billion ‘smart wall’ races ahead on the US-Mexico border
CBP is adding autonomous towers, sensors and roads as it uses the new funding to build hundreds more miles of barrier.
- President Donald Trump's administration is building a $46 billion "smart wall" along the U.S.-Mexico border, combining 30-foot steel fencing with sophisticated surveillance technology including sensors, cameras, and towers.
- Customs and Border Protection is shifting toward an intelligence-driven operation after Congress approved massive funding to deter migration across the roughly 2,000-mile border following Trump's return to office last year.
- As of mid-June 2026, CBP has erected 74 miles of barriers and is deploying 95 additional autonomous towers, while utilizing 15-foot cylinder-shaped buoys along the Rio Grande to prevent crossings.
- Residents like Nayda Alvarez report surveillance towers appearing on private land, while the Electronic Frontier Foundation warns the technology creates a "hostile environment" infringing on privacy rights.
- Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin expects preliminary construction to finish by next year, though watchdog group Taxpayers for Common Sense demands more "robust evaluation" of costs and effectiveness.
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The Seattle TimesTrump administration’s $46 billion ‘smart wall’ races ahead on the US-Mexico border
President Donald Trump’s administration is swiftly building what it has dubbed a “smart wall,” a combination of 30-foot-tall steel fencing and an array of sophisticated technology like sensors, cameras and towers allowing Border Patrol to surveil the territory.
·Chicago, United States
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Trump administration’s $46 billion 'smart wall' races ahead on the US-Mexico border
The United States is rapidly building what it calls a “smart wall” on the Mexico border, combining tall steel fencing with advanced technology like sensors and cameras.
·New York, United States
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Leaning Left14Leaning Right3Center9Last UpdatedBias Distribution54% Left
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