President Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem want the U.S.’s southern border wall painted black to keep people from climbing over it. Noem made the announcement Tuesday as she visited a segment of the wall in New Mexico, even wielding a ...

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.

Border wall construction materials auctioned off by the Biden administration will be retained and used as work resumes.