{"id":182693,"date":"2025-07-18T16:20:45","date_gmt":"2025-07-18T14:20:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=182693"},"modified":"2025-07-18T16:20:46","modified_gmt":"2025-07-18T14:20:46","slug":"wall-construction-continues-texas-gets-over-11-kilometers-of-new-fence-on-mexico-border-photo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/wall-construction-continues-texas-gets-over-11-kilometers-of-new-fence-on-mexico-border-photo\/","title":{"rendered":"WALL CONSTRUCTION CONTINUES: Texas Gets Over 11 Kilometers of New Fence on Mexico Border! (PHOTO)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Construction crews today began work on the next phase of border fence construction between the U.S. and Mexico near Ciudad Juarez, following the recent approval of the immigration budget.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Workers and heavy machinery were seen near the border, with plans to build over <strong>11 kilometers (approximately 6.8 miles)<\/strong> of new barrier near Santa Teresa, Texas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>U.S. Border Patrol Chief <strong>Michael W. Banks<\/strong> announced on X that the new section of the border barrier spans 11 kilometers, as part of a plan supported by over <strong>$46.5 billion<\/strong> for infrastructure and migrant security, with an additional <strong>$45 billion<\/strong> allocated for migrant detention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Breaking ground in El Paso, TX!<br>Border wall construction is officially underway \u2014 7 miles planned and over 100 feet of steel already installed on Day One. These 30-foot panels are going up fast. Border security isn\u2019t just a mission \u2014 it\u2019s a priority. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZQw8ObqL2S\">pic.twitter.com\/ZQw8ObqL2S<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Chief Michael W. Banks (@USBPChief) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USBPChief\/status\/1945279780573589680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 16, 2025<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>He added that the project is progressing rapidly, with over <strong>30 meters (approximately 98 feet)<\/strong> of steel structure installed on the first day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security <strong>Kristi Noem<\/strong> symbolically initiated the works in March. 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Workers and heavy machinery were seen near the border, with plans to build over 11 kilometers (approximately 6.8 miles) of new barrier near Santa Teresa, Texas. 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