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7:40 PM 09/22/2018
Molly Prince | Politics Reporter
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http://dailycaller.com/2018/09/22/trump-border-wall-texas/U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced Friday that construction will begin on the U.S.-Mexico border wall Saturday in El Paso, Texas.
Authorized by President Donald Trump in an executive order signed in January, the 18-foot steel bollard wall will replace the existing pedestrian fencing, according to CBP. The project is expected to cost about $22 million and construction is estimated to be completed in April 2019.
“This new wall will be far more durable and far more effective in deterring would-be illegal entrants,†said Aaron Hull, Chief Patrol Agent of the El Paso Sector. (RELATED: Border Wall Construction Progresses In New Mexico)