DHS looking into constructing ‘military installations’ at US-Mexico border

By Gabby Morrongiello

Published April 4, 2018 7:48pm ET

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DHS looking into constructing ‘military installations’ at US-Mexico border — A man is detained by Border Patrol officials after breaching border fencing separating San Diego from Tijuana, Mexico, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017, in San Diego. The man, who said he was from Chiapas, Mexico, was detained by agents as they prepared for a news conference to announce that contractors have begun building eight prototypes of President Donald Trump's proposed border wall with Mexico. | (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen confirmed on Wednesday that military officials are looking into building their own barriers along the Southwest border.

Nielsen’s comments come days after President Trump floated the possibility of using Pentagon funds to pay for his promised border wall, a move that was met with criticism from Democratic lawmakers and some veterans groups.

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