Trump administration plans to build border wall in Laredo, mayor says [View all]

McALLEN — The Trump administration is moving forward with plans to build a border wall “along the entire southern border,” including in the city of Laredo, Mayor Victor D. Treviño announced Monday.

City officials were notified during a regular meeting with officials from U.S. Border Patrol and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Treviño said DHS discussed a proposed timeline for border wall construction.

A news release from the city did not provide more details on the time. The South Texas city has long resisted building a barrier along the border.

The official notice to the city comes after DHS awarded $4.5 billion in contracts for the construction of 230 miles of a “smart wall,” which includes steel barriers, waterborne barriers, patrol roads, lights, cameras and detection technology.

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