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Erosion can be seen along the privately funded border wall that was built less than a year ago on June 19, 2020 in Mission.
The Texas Tribune-ProPublica Investigative Unit

He built a privately funded border wall. It's already at risk of falling down if not fixed.

Trump supporters funded a private border wall on the banks of the Rio Grande, helping the builder secure $1.7 billion in federal contracts. Now the "Lamborghini” of border walls is in danger of falling into the river if nothing is done, experts say.

By Jeremy Schwartz and Perla Trevizo, The Texas Tribune and ProPublica
Erosion can be seen along the privately funded border wall that was built less than a year ago on June 19, 2020 in Mission.
Erosion can be seen along the privately funded border wall that was built less than a year ago on June 19, 2020 in Mission.

Building challenges

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How Fisher started building

The privately funded border wall as seen on June 19, 2020 in Mission, Texas.
Verónica G. Cárdenas for The Texas Tribune/ProPublica

A lawsuit slows building

The privately funded border wall as seen on June 19, 2020 in Mission.

Why border walls aren’t built by the river

A section of Trump’s border wall is seen on June 19, 2020 in Mission. This section of the border wall will be built north of the privately funded wall.
The privately funded border wall is seen from the area where Trump’s border wall will be built on June 19, 2020 in Mission. After Trump’s border wall is built, these fields will be between both border walls.

More border wall to build

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