Border fence near Campo, California. Credit: Fred Greaves/Reuters
FOX News: Pentagon approves plan to shift $1.5B for wall along US-Mexico border
The Pentagon has approved a plan to spend an additional $1.5 billion to build 80 more miles of wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, a U.S. defense official confirmed to Fox News Friday.
Acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan approved the re-allocation of funds, which were originally earmarked for support of Afghan security forces and other projects, to help pay for the wall along the southern border.
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WNU editor: Illegal migration on the U.S. - Mexico border is totally out of control .... Southwest Border Migration FY 2019 (US Customs and Border Control).
More News On Reports That Funds For Afghanistan Will Be Shifted To Build The Wall On The U.S. - Mexico Border
Pentagon to transfer $1.5 billion to border wall from Afghan forces, other areas -- Reuters
Pentagon Shifting $1.5 Billion to Border Wall Construction -- Military.com/AP
Another $1.5B in military funds to be diverted to border, top Democrat says -- Politico
Pentagon approves transfer of $1.5B to Trump border wall from Afghan forces, other accounts -- The Hill
