The Secure Fence Act of 2006 directed DHS to construct 850 miles of additional border fencing. This requirement was subsequently modified by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (P.L. 110-161), which was enacted into law on December 26, 2007. The Act requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to construct fencing along not fewer than 700 miles of the southwest border.

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The Secure Fence Act of 2006 directed DHS to construct 850 miles of additional border fencing. This requirement was subsequently modified by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2008 (P.L. 110-161), which was enacted into law on December 26, 2007. The Act requires the Secretary of Homeland Security to construct fencing along not fewer than 700 miles of the southwest border.

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In 2006 Secure Fence Act directed Department of Homeland Security to build 700 miles of border wall along US - Mexico border

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Congressional research Service - Border Security: The San Diego Fence

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https://sgp.fas.org/crs/homesec/RL33659.pdf

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In 2006 Secure Fence Act directed Department of Homeland Security to build 700 miles of border wall along US - Mexico border

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