New acting Homeland Security head insists Trump’s border wall will be built

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LA Times By Molly Hennessy-Fiske 11/21/2019

President Trump promised during his campaign to “build the wall.” But nearly three years later, the only new barrier erected along the 1,900-mile southwestern border stretches just 32 feet.

The four steel and concrete panels were installed two weeks ago here in Texas, just east of this town of 17,000.

Chad Wolf, the new acting secretary of Homeland Security, visited the site Thursday and said the government was poised to complete 500 miles by the end of next year.

“We must secure the border,” he said. “President Trump has been clear. To do this, we must build a border wall and we are on track to do that.”

The new 32-foot section is part of an eight-mile stretch in Donna that is expected to cost $167 million. Construction was slated to start in February but was delayed until October.

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