CALEXICO, California—Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen unveiled two new miles of fencing on Oct. 26, and declared it the first new section of President Donald Trump’s border wall.
Nielsen addressed the Trump administration’s efforts to fortify the border while standing next to a newly constructed 30-foot fence in California. Before she spoke, two workers wearing welding masks affixed a plaque to the barrier with the names of President Donald Trump and several high-ranking officials, to commemorate what the administration calls the completion of the first phase of his border wall.
