Overview

• U.S. Customs and Border Protection began building an 11.2-kilometer secondary barrier between Santa Teresa, New Mexico, and Ciudad Juárez under a national defense designation and environmental waivers.
• Claudia Sheinbaum affirmed that Mexico has not funded or participated in the new phase, emphasizing that binational collaboration has kept the border secure.
• Congress’s 2025 budget commits over $46 billion to physical barriers and enforcement, more than triple funding levels from Trump’s first term.
• Migrant advocate Eunice Rendon called the wall a political and media symbol rather than a security necessity, noting irregular crossings have fallen by nearly 80 percent.
• Mexico continues to pursue development-focused cooperation and human-rights strategies while a delegation in Washington works to avert U.S. tariffs on Mexican goods.