The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Thursday announced 400 miles of completed U.S.-Mexico border wall construction and said the Trump administration is “well on its way” to having 450 miles of new border wall deployed by the end of the year.
Calling the barrier a “critical component in gaining operational control of the border,” DHS said in a statement that areas where barriers were deployed saw drops in illegal drug, border crossings, and human smuggling activities.
