A replacement border wall is going up near Calexico, California.
The 2.25-mile wall is the first new construction on the border under President Donald Trump, who has made building a wall along the southwest border a priority.
The U.S.-Mexico border wall in Calexico, California, on Nov. 19, 2014. Customs and Border Protection announced construction starting Feb. 21, 2018, to replace old fencing with a new bollard style wall for 2.5 miles near Calexico. Sandy Huffaker/Getty Images
Charlotte Cuthbertson
Senior Reporter
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Charlotte Cuthbertson
Senior Reporter
Charlotte Cuthbertson is a senior reporter with The Epoch Times who primarily covers border security and the opioid crisis.
