President Trump took to Twitter in defense of his desired wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, describing it as an aesthetically-pleasing structure that will also offer the necessary protection for the country. @Fox News
Some Border Wall Prototypes Able to Be Breached: CBP Report
The report shows 13 figures labeled “breached,” but it’s unclear which figures belong to which prototype because the photos were redacted from the release. @NBC San Diego
Government Report Shows Border Wall Designs Can Be Broken
A U.S. Customs and Border Protection report shows new barriers could fail at hteir job — at least if they’re based on the steel and concrete barriers that were tested in last year’s $5-million Otay Mesa prototype project. @KPBS
Government grades border wall prototypes on effectiveness and aesthetics
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently published a report that documented the ways in which the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is testing its eight border wall prototypes. The report showed that while the prototypes are being tested for their effectiveness, cost, and constructability, they are also being evaluated on their appearance, at least on their U.S.-facing north sides. @Archpaper
Trump's border wall prototypes fail design requirements and are riddled with deficiencies
A congressional watchdog group revealed new details about the testing and the costs associated with building prototypes of President Donald Trump's wall and the challenges with erecting them along the border with Mexico. @Arizona Republic
New questions arise over the costs of Trump's border wall plans
CBP’s test teams determined that all of the prototypes would have construction challenges. The four concrete prototypes presented “extensive” challenges, the most severe. @LA Times
GAO (U.S. Government Accountability Office ) report the LA Times article is based on: CBP Is Evaluating Designs and Locations for Border Barriers but Is Proceeding Without Key Information
In a word, Border Wall Prototypes are Grandiose
This week 10News Anchor Steve Atkinson was given a personal tour by Border Patrol Chief Rodney Scott who is responsible for 60 miles of international border with Mexico in the San Diego sector. @ABC10
President Trump visits border wall prototypes
President Trump made his first visit to California to tour the border wall prototypes on Otay Mesa and attend a fundraiser in Los Angeles. @San Diego Union-Tribune
Intense security on both sides of border for Trump's visit to wall prototypes
Any demonstrators will be confined to a dirt lot in Otay Mesa that the County Sheriff's Department has designated a temporary "free speech zone." People are prohibited from carrying anything that could be used as a weapon, from slingshots and rocks to guns and knives. Glass containers are also banned. @LA Times
Trump visit brings closed roads, banned items to Otay Mesa ahead of protests
President Donald Trump is making his first trip to California since taking office, stopping in San Diego to tour border wall prototypes on March 13 in a visit that's expected to prompt protests. @FOX5