The Trump administration has requested $1 billion to go toward building and replacing 62 miles worth of wall along the United States-Mexico border, CNN reported Monday.
Citing a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) report, CNN revealed that 48 miles would be new construction, and 14 miles would be “replacement fencing.” The report also notes the administration’s call for more border patrol officers.
The logistics of the border wall, widely considered the biggest speaking point for President Donald Trump while on the campaign trail, have not played out as the president indicated. Trump, while on the campaign trail, estimated the wall would cost a total of $12 billion. But a previous DHS report pegged that number at at least $20 billion. The U.S.-Mexico border is roughly 1,900 miles long.
