The White House announced it was requesting $8.6 billion for the border wall to help border security officials who are being “overwhelmed” at the U.S.-Mexico land crossing.
- Pentagon to divert up to $1 billion to help build border fencing
- ICE arrests within America’s borders fell by nearly 5,000 at the end of last year
- Pentagon devises long list of military projects that could be cut to pay for border wall