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.