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Original Date Announced
January 20, 2025Section 3 of Executive Order (EO) 14165 "Securing Our Borders" instructs the Secretaries of Defense and Homeland Security to take all appropriate action to deploy and construct temporary and permanent physical barriers to ensure complete operational control of the U.S. southern border.
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2025.01.20 EO 14165 - Securing Our BordersEffective Date
January 20, 2025Subsequent Trump and Court Action
January 23, 20252025.01.23 - USNORTHCOM bolsters security at southern border
The Pentagon through U.S. Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) deployed approximately 1,500 active-duty troops from the U.S. Army and Marine Corps to the southern border to augment approximately 2,500 service members already deployed and supporting CBP there. Military forces will support detection and monitoring efforts and repair and replace physical barriers.
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February 7, 20252025.02.07 Complaints: Case No.'s 7:25-CV-00060; 7:25-CV-00057; 7:25-CV-00059
The federal government filed three civil actions to take property through eminent domain for a border barrier and related infrastructure. These actions were filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, McAllen Division. USA v. 0.139 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situate in Starr County, State of Texas; and Roberto Rodriguez, Jr., 7:25-CV-00060 (S.D. Tex.); USA v. 0.846 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situate in Starr County, State of Texas; and Berta Arteaga, 7:25-CV-00057 (S.D. Tex.); USA v. 2.859 Acres of Land, More or Less, Situate in Starr County, State of Texas; and Roberto Rodriguez, 7:25-CV-00059 (S.D. Tex.).
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March 15, 20252025.03.15 CBP awards first border wall contract of Trump's second term
CBP announced that it has awarded the first border-wall contract of President Trump's second term to Granite Construction Co. for $70,285,846 to construct approximately seven miles of new border wall in Hidalgo County, TX, within the Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Border Patrol sector. The contract is funded with CBP's FY 2021 funds.
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March 20, 20252025.03.20 Reported: Trump Moves to Close Gaps in San Diego Border Fence - San Diego Tribune
The San Diego Tribune reports that the Trump administration is resuming efforts to close gaps in the San Diego-Tijuana border fence, a project that faced previous delays due to funding and environmental concerns. This initiative involves constructing new fencing in several identified locations, with panel installation expected at one site.
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April 1, 20252025.04.01 Reported: Marines install razor wire at border park, further restricting access - Border Report
Marines that have been deployed around San Diego since January have reportedly installed razor wire around a border park known as Friendship Park.
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June 16, 20252025.06.16 DHS - Notice of Adoption of Categorical Exclusions Under Section 109 of the National Environmental Policy Act
DHS announced the adoption of 27 categorical exemptions under the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), permitting DHS to proceed with actions in those categories without conducting an environmental impact statement absent "extraordinary circumstances" as determined by DHS.
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June 18, 20252025.06.18 DHS - DHS awards contract for 27 miles of new border wall in Arizona
CBP announced that it awarded a contract to Fisher Sand & Gravel Company for $309,463,000 to construct approximately 27 miles of new border wall in Santa Cruz County, Arizona, located within CBP’s Tucson Sector.
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NoneOriginal Trump Policy Status
Status: Final/Actual In LitigationTrump Administration Action: Presidential OrdersSubject Matter: BorderAssociated or Derivative Policies
- January 20, 2025 Proc. 10886: "Declaring a National Emergency at the Southern Border of the United States"
- January 20, 2025 EO 14165: "Securing Our Borders"
- January 20, 2025 EO 14165 § 4 directs DOD, DOJ, and DHS to deploy personnel to ensure complete operational control of the southern border and enforce immigration laws
- January 20, 2025 Proc. 10886 § 2 directs DOD and DHS to construct additional physical barriers along the southern border
- April 8, 2025 DHS waives statutory requirements to expedite border wall projects in San Diego
- June 3, 2025 DHS waives statutory requirements to expedite border wall projects in El Paso Sector of New Mexico
- June 3, 2025 DHS waives statutory requirements to expedite border wall projects in Yuma Sector, Arizona
- June 5, 2025 DHS waives statutory requirements to expedite border-wall projects in Tucson Sector, Arizona
- June 18, 2025 DHS waives statutory requirements to expedite border wall projects in Rio Grande Valley Sector, Texas
Documents
Trump-Era Policy Documents
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New Policy
Original Source:
EO 14165: Securing Our Borders
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Subsequent Action
Original Source:
USNORTHCOM bolsters security at southern border
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Subsequent Action
- Subsequent Action
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Subsequent Action
Original Source:
DHS - DHS awards contract for 27 miles of new border wall in Arizona
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Commentary
2025.02.01_NYT: White House P.R. Campaign Aims to Show Trump Making Good on Immigration Promise
White House and DOD release videos and photos depicting U.S. Marines reinforcing the border wall and loading shackled immigrants onto a C-17 military cargo plane.
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