Kristi Noem Orders Black Border Wall With Mexico To Stop Climbing

Kristi Noem, the U.S. secretary for Homeland Security, announced in Santa Teresa, New Mexico that the wall along the border between the United States and Mexico would be painted black, saying « le mur le long de la frontière entre les États-Unis et le Mexique sera peint en noir afin de rendre la structure trop chaude pour être escaladée ».

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The Valeurs actuelles report says the administration justified the change by arguing the wall would be « trop haut pour être grimpé, trop étroit pour être franchi » and « si brûlant au toucher que les clandestins criminels n’essaieront même pas ».

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The same article links the measure to a « demande expresse du président Donald Trump » and notes that it was already considered in 2020 for some sections of the barrier.

It also cites Mike Banks, described as the head of the U.S. border patrol for CBS News, saying the black paint « empêchera la rouille » on the metal structures.

The report adds that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said 46 milliards de dollars were allocated to reinforce the wall via the « One Big Beautiful Bill Act » and that Noem said « 800 mètres de barrières supplémentaires » are installed each day along a 3 200 km border.

Donald Trump declared a « state of emergency at the border with Mexico » and ordered the U.S. military to monitor it, while also moving to tackle asylum rights and birthright citizenship, according to La Croix.

In his inaugural address, Trump insisted, 'all illegal entries will be immediately stopped and we will begin to return millions and millions of foreigners who have committed crimes to where they came from,' and La Croix says he added, 'I will send troops to the southern border to push back the disastrous invasion of our country.'

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La Croix reports that on Monday evening Trump signed another decree challenging birthright citizenship, which he described as 'ridiculous' in front of reporters in the Oval Office.

The outlet says the Republican also planned to reinstate the 'Remain in Mexico' policy and that the CBP One app, launched by the Biden administration to schedule asylum appointments before entering the United States, ceased to function on Monday evening.

La Croix quotes Stephen Miller on X saying, 'All irregularly present foreigners seeking to enter the United States must turn back,' and it reports that California set aside $25 million to fund potential legal battles against the Trump administration.

The South China Morning Post reports that U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Rodney Scott said the U.S. expects to finish Trump’s Mexico border wall by late 2027, with the « primary border wall » « done by the end of 2027 ».

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SCMP says Scott described « a couple of gaps » and explained that the wall would not be built in selected areas where the administration made a « conscious decision that we don’t need it », including Big Bend National Park.

Scott told the Centre for Immigration Studies event in Washington that the barrier is intended to run from San Diego to the Gulf of Mexico, except in those selected areas, and SCMP describes it as made of reinforced metal beams.

SCMP also says the wall will be supplemented by electronic surveillance and other devices installed by « about July, maybe at the latest August 2028 », and it adds that Scott said the only places not building the wall include areas like Big Bend National Park, described as « super remote » with « some very, very high cliffs ».

The same SCMP report frames the timeline alongside the broader border-wall effort, while La Croix reports that Trump’s decrees are expected to face court challenges and that the CBP One app stopped functioning when « Existing appointments have been canceled ».