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Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem had pushed for 500 miles of border wall near Big Bend National Park in Texas.
Federal officials have reduced planned border wall construction in Big Bend from 517 to 175 miles.
KEY POINTS
- 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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