Overview
- Secretary Kristi Noem authorized an 8‑kilometer, 9‑meter fence in Starr and Hidalgo counties in the Rio Grande Valley sector.
- CBP says the segment will be built under an ongoing contract using FY2019 appropriations.
- The exemption waives environmental and other federal requirements, marking DHS's seventh such action for border projects.
- CBP reports about 160 kilometers of new barriers are in planning or construction financed with earlier-year funds.
- A $46.5 billion appropriation enacted July 4 will fund additional primary and secondary barriers, river protections, patrol roads, cameras, lights and sensors.