SANTA TERESA, N.M. — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Tuesday that the border wall separating the United States and Mexico will be painted black to add an additional physical deterrent to those seeking to illegally enter the country.

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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced that the border wall separating the United States and Mexico will be painted black to add an additional physical deterrent to those seeking to illegally enter the country

During a news conference in Santa Teresa, New Mexico, Noem credited President Donald Trump with the idea

In a social media post with a photo of herself using a roller to paint a border bollard, Noem further emphasized the purpose — to make the border wall “so hot to the touch” that it would discourage

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