Work Begins On New Border Wall In Southern New Mexico

SANTA TERESA, N.M. (AP) — Work is beginning along a 20-mile stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border in southern New Mexico to replace existing vehicle barriers with a new bollard wall.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officials gathered Monday to mark the groundbreaking of the $73 million project at Santa Teresa near New Mexico’s state line with Texas.
Officers in the area are responsible for a sprawling desert territory that spans a portion of West Texas and all of New Mexico.
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