A U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) memo issued on the first day of the second Trump administration pushes for the expansion of a “smart border wall” along the southwest boundary.
Smart border walls use surveillance technologies, including cameras, drones, biometrics, and motion sensors, to stop illegal migration and track illegal immigrants.
According to a Jan. 20 memo obtained by The Epoch Times, a 12-mile section of smart border wall in San Diego has shown it can cut staffing requirements and improve security.
An analysis of that early barrier system indicates “the cost savings in personnel alone equated to an approximate $28 million return on investment each year for the life cycle of the system,” the memo says….