Pentagon Green Lights $1B for Trump Border Wall

Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan notified Congress Monday that the Pentagon has authorized $1 billion to build 57 miles of "pedestrian fencing" along the US-Mexico border.

According to the statement, the fencing will be 18 feet high and will be erected within the Yuma and El Paso Sectors of the border. The funds will also go towards "constructing and improving roads, and installing lighting."

President Donald Trump sought the funds after declaring a national emergency on the southern border last month.

Bloomberg reports that a group of Democratic...