Trump Plans To Build 10 Miles Of New Border Wall Near San Diego Ports Of Entry

The Trump administration will construct 10 miles of new border wall in San Diego after waiving dozens of environmental laws to speed up the project.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem issued the determination on Sept. 23, citing the San Diego Sector as an area of high illegal entry. Border Patrol agents apprehended over 922,000 illegal aliens attempting to cross between ports of entry in the sector from fiscal year 2021 through July 2025, according to the Federal Register notice.

During that same period, agents seized more than 2,465 pounds of marijuana, 9,873 pounds of cocaine, 565 pounds of heroin, 29,675 pounds of methamphetamine and 4,016 pounds of fentanyl in the sector. (RELATED: Chuck Schumer Can’t Bring Himself To Admit That Trump Has Secured Border)

The project area stretches from the Pacific Ocean east to Border Monument 231. Noem waived more than 30 laws to expedite construction, including the National Environmental Policy Act and the Endangered Species Act.

Trump administration plans to build 10 miles of new barrier along San Diego-Mexico borderhttps://t.co/1tqtXE9keF

— The San Diego Union-Tribune (@sdut) September 28, 2025

The new barriers will stand 30 feet tall with anti-climb features near the Tecate and Otay Mesa ports of entry, the San Diego Union Tribune reported. Construction includes 7.6 miles of primary barrier about 3 miles west of Tecate, another 1.3 miles east of Tecate, and 0.84 miles of secondary barrier near Otay Mesa.

Congress allocated $46.5 billion through fiscal 2029 for border construction under H.R. 1, also called the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

“President Trump is delivering on the mandate given by the American people to secure our southern border,” CBP Assistant Commissioner Hilton Beckham said.

The Center for Biological Diversity opposes the project. “Border crossings are at historic lows, yet the Trump administration is declaring a bogus emergency,” said Laiken Jordahl, the group’s Southwest conservation advocate, the outlet reported.