Secretary Kristi Noem announced Tuesday that President Donald Trump made the request for it to be painted. She said it's an effort to make the wall too hot to climb during warm weather.
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the entire southern border wall with Mexico is being painted black to deter illegal immigration. She credits President Trump with the idea, noting that black paint makes the wall hotter, making it harder to climb.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the entire southern border wall with Mexico is being painted black to deter illegal immigration, at President Trump's request.
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem said on Tuesday that President Trump wants the U.S.-Mexico border wall to be painted black so that it would be too hot for migrants to climb over.
By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — The wall along the southern border will be painted black in an effort to make the structure too hot to climb, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Tuesday, saying the suggestion came from President Donald Trump.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Tuesday that the entire southern border wall be painted black, in an effort to make the structure too hot to scale when the sun is beating down on it.
Speaking near the border in New Mexico on Tuesday, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said crews have begun painting sections of the 30-foot steel bollards that make up the barriers.
The entire border wall is to be painted black at President Donald Trump's request, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced at a press conference.
"That is specifically at the request of the president, who understands that in the hot temperatures down here when something is painted black it gets even warmer and it will make it even harder for people to climb."
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the directive came directly from President Trump, under the expectation the dark paint will discourage migrants to climb the wall by making it unbearably hot under the desert sun.
Secretary Kristi Noem announced Tuesday that President Donald Trump made the request for it to be painted. She said it's an effort to make the wall too hot to climb during warm weather.
SANTA TERESA, New Mexico (KVIA) -- U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced plans to paint the border wall black to deter migrants from crossing illegally into the country, since warmer conditions could make it more difficult for migrants to climb it. ABC-7 spoke with Dr.
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