By 2021, January President Donald Trump administration has built around 80 miles of new U.S. - Mexico border barriers and replaced 375 miles of existing border barriers

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Existing U.S - Mexico border wall replaced by new Border Wall System by President Donald Trump administration

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By 2021, January President Donald Trump administration has built around 80 miles of new U.S. - Mexico border barriers and replaced 375 miles of existing border barriers

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The Trump administration on Tuesday announced that the number of miles of wall at the southern border had topped 450, a key election promise set by President Trump – with a top official saying that about 350 miles more is already funded. [...] While much of the wall has been replacement for existing structures, officials have repeatedly noted that the enormous 30-foot structures – complete with anti-climb technology and cameras – are radically different from the old landing mat that it replaced

The Customs and Border Protection report says the Trump administration built 52 miles of new primary wall systems and 33 miles of new secondary wall systems where there were none before. Besides the new miles of border barriers, Trump’s administration also replaced 351 miles of primary barriers and 22 miles of secondary barriers that were smaller and dilapidated.

~438 miles of new primary and secondary border wall system have been constructed, in place of dilapidated and outdated designs and in locations where no barriers previously existed, within the U.S. Border Patrol’s (USBP) San Diego, El Centro, Yuma, Tucson, El Paso, Del Rio, and Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Sectors. ~213 miles of new primary and secondary border wall system are under construction, in place of dilapidated and outdated designs and in locations where no barriers previously existed, within the San Diego, El Centro, Yuma, Tucson, El Paso, Del Rio, Laredo and RGV Sectors. ~87 miles of new primary and secondary border wall system are in the pre-construction phase, in locations where no barriers currently exist, primarily within the San Diego, El Centro, El Paso and Laredo Sectors.

The Trump administration say they've completed more than 400 miles of border wall since then. It's 452 miles (727 km) in total, according to the latest US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) information (4 January 2021). However, only 80 miles of new barriers have been built where there were none before - that includes 47 miles of primary wall, and 33 miles of secondary wall built to reinforce the initial barrier. The vast majority of the 452 miles is replacing existing structures at the border that had been built by previous US administrations. President Trump has argued that this should be regarded as new wall, because it's replacing what he called "old and worthless barriers."

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The Customs and Border Protection report says the Trump administration built 52 miles of new primary wall systems and 33 miles of new secondary wall systems where there were none before. Besides the new miles of border barriers, Trump’s administration also replaced 351 miles of primary barriers and 22 miles of secondary barriers that were smaller and dilapidated.

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~438 miles of new primary and secondary border wall system have been constructed, in place of dilapidated and outdated designs and in locations where no barriers previously existed, within the U.S. Border Patrol’s (USBP) San Diego, El Centro, Yuma, Tucson, El Paso, Del Rio, and Rio Grande Valley (RGV) Sectors. ~213 miles of new primary and secondary border wall system are under construction, in place of dilapidated and outdated designs and in locations where no barriers previously existed, within the San Diego, El Centro, Yuma, Tucson, El Paso, Del Rio, Laredo and RGV Sectors. ~87 miles of new primary and secondary border wall system are in the pre-construction phase, in locations where no barriers currently exist, primarily within the San Diego, El Centro, El Paso and Laredo Sectors.

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