The Trump administration has awarded $4.5 billion in new contracts to expand the Smart Wall system along the southwest border, marking the first projects funded under President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill.
The Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced in a press release to Newsmax on Thursday that 10 contracts were awarded between Sept. 15 and Sept. 30, 2025. The projects will add 230 miles of barriers and nearly 400 miles of advanced technology, delivering on Trump’s pledge to secure the border.
“For years, Washington talked about border security but failed to deliver. This President changed that,” CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott said in a statement. “The Smart Wall means more miles of barriers, more technology, and more capability for our agents on the ground. This is how you take control of the border.”
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