Kristi Noem reveals striking new layer in Trump’s border wall strategy

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced the entire southern border wall will be painted black as part of the administration’s efforts to increase the effectiveness of the wall.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced that the entire southern border wall will be painted black as part of the Trump administration’s efforts to increase border security. (Alex Brandon/Pool via REUTERS and Fox News Photo/Joshua Comins)

"That is specifically at the request of the president, who understands that in the hot temperatures down here, when something is painted black, it gets even warmer, and it will make it even harder for people to climb," she added.

"So, we are going to be painting the entire southern border wall black to make sure that we encourage individuals to not come into our country illegally, to not break our federal laws, but that they will abide and come to our country the right way so that they can stay and have the opportunity to become United States citizens and pursue the American dream."

Noem credited the ‘one big, beautiful bill’ that was passed by Congress in July for allocating "an incredible amount of resources" that she said is "going to allow us to continue construction" of the wall.

The secretary said that construction on the wall is advancing at a pace of close to half a mile per day. Besides additional wall and the new paint job, Noem said the administration is also investing in technology, cameras, sensors and waterborne infrastructure that she said will ensure the border "will be secure far into the future and that will be efficient as well."

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The United States border, El Paso, Texas. (Kelly Laco/Fox News Digital)

"We're apprehending those individuals. Our gotaways are the lowest they've ever been. And we're putting we're working with the Department of Justice … we're putting criminal charges on those individuals applying consequences and our partners in ICE ERO [Enforcement and Removal Operations] are removing those individuals from the United States."

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Slosar said that the morale among Border Patrol agents in the El Paso sector "is better than it's ever been because we are doing our national security job, and we are keeping this area safe."

"Words and messages matter. It is not okay to enter the country illegally, and somebody is finally saying that, that's our leadership here in the U.S government," he said.  

Peter Pinedo is a politics writer for Fox News Digital.

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