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DHS Secretary Noem: Trump wants border wall painted black so it is too hot to climb
The black paint, endorsed by former President Trump, aims to increase wall temperature to deter climbers and prevent rust, supporting a 92% drop in illegal crossings this year, officials said.
- On August 19, Kristi Noem, head of Homeland Security, revealed plans to paint the entire southern border wall along the U.S.-Mexico border black during an event in Santa Teresa, New Mexico.
- The decision to paint the wall black follows a request from President Donald Trump to make it hotter and harder to climb as part of the administration's immigration deterrence efforts.
- Noem stated the black paint will increase the metal’s temperature, deter rust, extend the wall’s lifespan, and complement ongoing construction advancing at about half a mile daily.
- Congress approved approximately $46 billion this summer for Homeland Security to complete the wall, and Noem said migrant apprehensions dropped from over 104,000 to fewer than 8,000 in July.
- These measures aim to reinforce border security and support what Noem describes as the most secure border in U.S. history, while Border Patrol morale reportedly remains high as agents carry out national security duties.
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Kristi Noem’s Plan to Prevent Migrants From Climbing the Border Wall and Entering the u.s.: “Hotter”
The Secretary of National Security, Kristi Noem, confirmed that the wall on the southern border will be painted black to raise its temperature under the sun and make it more difficult than migrants from Mexico to climb it. The official said the order was directly driven by President Donald Trump.A measure driven by Trump: painting the border wall blackThe announcement was made in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, during an official visit to the border w…
When the irregular crossings on the southern border of the United States are at their lowest level in decades, the Donald Trump government wants to take another step to deter the arrival of new immigrants. National Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Tuesday that the entire border wall between the United States and Mexico will be painted black to “make it even more difficult for people to scale it.” The idea is that the metal of the structu…
Kristi Noem says the entire southern border wall will be painted black to stop people from climbing it
"That is specifically at the request of the president, who understands that in the hot temperatures down here when something is painted black it gets even warmer and it will make it even harder for people to climb."
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