DHS Secretary and CBP Commissioner Tour Border Wall in Arizona
Published Oct 16, 2026
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin and CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott visited the southern border in Arizona to view ongoing border wall construction. The visit coincided with the administration marking 17 months of what it called zero releases of illegal aliens and the lowest fiscal year border crossing numbers on record.
Key points
- Officials toured secondary barrier construction and met with construction crews.
- CBP reported Fiscal Year 2026 had the lowest number of border crossings in U.S. history.
- About 250 miles of new border barrier have been completed since January 20, 2025.
- CBP obligated $34.3 billion for Smart Wall projects from September 2025 through September 2026.
- The release is a factual and political update with no changes to visa, immigration or entry procedures.
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This announcement relates to general border infrastructure and enforcement statistics, not to any specific visa or immigration process.
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Secretary Mullin and CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott Tour Border Wall in Arizona
Release Date: October 16, 2026
Secretary Mullin and Commissioner Scott observed ongoing construction along the southern border
WASHINGTON – On Thursday, United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Markwayne Mullin, along with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Rodney Scott, visited the southern border in Arizona for a tour of the border wall.
Secretary Mullin and Commissioner Scott observed ongoing construction on secondary barriers and met with construction crews as the Trump Administration marked 17 months of ZERO releases of illegal aliens at the southern border. The latest data from CBP also revealed that Fiscal Year 2026 saw the lowest amount of border crossings of any fiscal year in American history.
“Under the Biden Administration, there was no national security, because you can’t have national security if you don’t know who’s inside the country,” said Secretary Mullin. “A secure border, and knowing who’s entering your country, is where you can start actually saying we have national security. The American people deserve to be safe in their cities, in their towns, on their streets, and in their neighborhoods. Thanks to President Trump’s bold leadership, we have had ZERO illegal aliens released into our country for the past 17 straight months—that’s promises made, promises kept in action.”
Secretary Mullin tours the border wall in Arizona
Secretary Mullin meets with construction crews working on secondary barriers
Commissioner Scott (left) and Secretary Mullin talk to Border Patrol agents at the wall
Ongoing construction on secondary barriers along the border
Secretary Mullin, Commissioner Scott, and construction crews at the border wall
In Fiscal Year 2026, CBP completed construction of 250 miles of new border barrier along the southwest border since January 20, 2025. This includes primary and secondary barriers, waterborne barriers, and supporting technology.
Funding from the Working Families Tax Cut Act enabled CBP to accelerate Smart Wall construction. From September 2025 through September 2026, CBP obligated $34.3 billion to support Smart Wall projects across all southwest border states, cementing a generational investment in physical security and operational control.
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Last Updated: 10/16/2026
Original title: Secretary Mullin and CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott Tour Border Wall in Arizona
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