Through a post on his twitter account, US President Donald Trump and his ministration confirmed plan on building a wall on US-Mexico border which will include about  450 and 500 miles (724 and 806 kilometers) of fencing along nearly 2,000-mile (3,218-kilometer) border by end of 2020. ambitious undertaking funded by billions of defense dollars that h been earmarked for things like military base schools, target ranges, and maintenance facilities. Trump ministration says wall — along with more surveillance techlogy, nts and lighting — is key to keeping out people who cross illegally. South of Yuma, Arizona, tall brown bollards rising against a cloudless desert sky will replace much shorter barriers that are meant to keep out cars, but t people. This 5-mile (8-kilometer) section of fencing is where President Donald Trump's most salient campaign promise — to build a wall along entire sourn border — is taking shape.

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wall will cease cross border migration

In Yuma, defense-funded section of tall fencing is replacing shorter barriers that U.S. officials say are less efficient. It comes amid a steep increase since last year in number of migrant families who cross border illegally in Yuma area, often turning mselves into Border Patrol nts. Many are fleeing extreme poverty and violence, and some are seeking asylum. So far this year, Border Patrol nts in Yuma sector have apprehended over 51,000 family units. That's compared with just over 14,500 year before — about a 250% increase. Yet number of people apprehended along sourn border fell by 61 percent between this year's high point in May and end of August. In Yuma, it fell by 86 percent, according to government figures. Most people apprehended are eir traveling as families or are unaccompanied children.
Yuma sector is third busiest along sourn border, with officials building a temporary, 500-person tent facility in parking lot of Border Patrol's Yuma hequarters in June. It spent just under $15 million for setup and services for four months, including meals, laundry, and security. Officials are evaluating wher to keep it running past next month as number of arrivals in Yuma and across sourn border has fallen sharply in recent months. drop is largely due to Mexican government's efforts to stop migrants from heing rth after Trump threatened tariffs earlier this year to force Mexico to act.

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Border Patrol officials speak

"Historically this has been a huge crossing point for both vehicles as well as family units and unaccompanied alien children during crisis that we've seen in past couple of months," Border Patrol spokesman Jose Garibay said. "y've just been pouring over border due to fact that we've only ever h vehicle bollards and barriers that by design only stop vehicles."

Victor Manjarrez Jr., a former Border Patrol chief who's w a professor at University of Texas, El Paso, was an nt when government put up first stretch of barriers along sourn border — in San Diego. He's seen barriers evolve from easily collapsible landing mats installed by nts and National Guard to sophisticated, multibillion-dollar projects w being done by private contractors. Manjarrez says tall border fencing is crucial in some areas and less helpful in ors, like remote stretches of desert where shorter barriers and more techlogy like ground sensors would suffice.
"One form doesn't fit in all areas, and so fence itself is t one solution. It's a combination of many things," Manjarrez said. ease of construction varies by place and depends on things like water, Manjarrez said, ding that just because a plot of land is flat "doesn't mean it's t complex." He said building 450 to 500 miles (724 and 806 kilometers) offense by end of next year would be tough if that figure doesn't include sections of wall that have been built recently.

"As it stands w, contractors are building pretty fast," Manjarrez said. real question is wher government needs to build that much fencing, he said.

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Critics find wall useless

Two or Pentagon-funded construction projects in New Mexico and Arizona are underway. Yet some are skeptical that so many miles of wall can be built in such a short amount of time. government is up against last-minute construction hiccups, funding issues and legal challenges from environmentalists and property owners whose land sits on border. Critics say a wall is useless when most of those apprehended turn mselves into Border Patrol nts in hope y can be eventually released while ir cases play out in immigration court.

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Trump may face lawsuits

Trump ministration may face those issues along with lawsuits from landowners who aren't giving up ir property so easily and environmentalists who say barriers stop animals from migrating and can cut off water resources. Toho O'odham tribe in Arizona also has expressed opposition to more border fencing on its land, which stretches for nearly 75 miles (120 kilometers) along border with Mexico. Near Yuma, Cocopah Indian Tribe's reservation is near latest fencing project, and leers are concerned it will block view to its sacred sites, spokesman Jonathan Ans said.

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