# Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem had pushed for 500 miles of border wall near Big Bend National Park in Texas.

*fintech · news · 2026-04-09 · The Daily Beast*

## Key points

- Federal officials have reduced planned border wall construction in Big Bend from 517 to 175 miles.
- Border Patrol's own strategy reportedly conflicted with former Secretary Kristi Noem's push for a 500-mile wall.
- No environmental reviews were conducted for the project due to a waiver by Kristi Noem.
- Texas officials were assured no wall would be built inside Big Bend National or State Parks.
- Private landowners have begun receiving Army Corps of Engineers letters about construction access leases.

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