First Border Wall Contract Awarded As Trump Restarts Security Efforts

The Trump administration has issued its first contract for border wall construction, committing $70 million to a new project aimed at closing gaps left by the previous administration.

CBP announced that the contract was awarded to Granite Construction Co., which will build seven miles of wall in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley sector. This region has long been a hotspot for illegal crossings, drug smuggling and human trafficking.

The decision to restart construction comes after Trump issued executive orders reinstating border security measures. DHS has been directed to take immediate action to strengthen physical barriers and regain operational control of the border.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem visited Arizona over the weekend to highlight the administration’s success. “We’re building a wall, we’re securing our borders, and we’re not going to let this illegal activity continue,” she said. Reports indicate that illegal crossings have plummeted 95% since Trump took office in January, with some areas now seeing fewer than 200 encounters per day.

Cartels are reportedly becoming “more desperate” as enforcement measures increase. Smugglers have attempted to conceal fentanyl inside watermelons, hide migrants in trucks and disguise meth in bags of charcoal, Noem said. Border agents are now able to focus on stopping these operations rather than processing waves of illegal migrants.

Vice President J.D. Vance, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard also traveled to the border earlier this month. Vance emphasized that the administration’s goal is to build the entire wall, not just selected sections.

The Trump administration previously built 450 miles of new border wall before Biden took office and stopped construction. Now, with a renewed focus on national security, Trump’s team is working quickly to ensure border defenses are fully restored.

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