Border chiefs slam claims the wall isn’t new as ‘absurd’

The top border chiefs that for years have pressed administration’s for a wall on the U.S.-Mexico line are stepping up their criticism of foes who claim that the 100 miles constructed during the Trump administration are not new.

“There continues to be, at times, some folks who take issue with the claim as to whether or not this stuff is new. I find that, as a career law enforcement professional, frankly somewhat absurd. It is absolutely new, it is absolutely unique, and unlike anything we’ve put out before,” said Robert E. Perez, deputy commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection.