The head of US immigration announced that the construction of Trump's border wall will be completed in 2027

The construction of the wall on the southern border ordered by President Donald Trump will be completed by the end of 2027, according to the commissioner of the Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Rodney Scott, who stated this Tuesday.

Scott detailed that a barrier with reinforced metal beams is being built on the border between the US and Mexico that will extend from San Diego to the Gulf of Mexico, except in selected areas where authorities determined that such construction is not required.

"There are a couple of gaps," Scott explained. "The only places where we are not building a border wall are those where we have made a conscious decision that it is not necessary. Big Bend National Park, for example, is an extremely remote area with very, very high cliffs," the federal official added at an event in San Diego, California.

The wall will be complemented with electronic surveillance and other devices, which are expected to be installed by "approximately July, or at the latest August 2028," Scott revealed. There will be a stretch of approximately 1,900 km between both countries that will have its own physical barriers.

Concerns about the advancement of tunnels and drones

The goal of the wall is to stop illegal immigration and drug trafficking from Mexico, activities that have decreased and have practically dropped to 0 since Trump returned to the White House last year, according to official indicators.

However, Scott warned that physical barriers will not be sufficient in modern times to stop the illegal activities of cartels at the border, as criminals are using tunnels, drones, and other alternatives to monitor patrols and transport drugs.

"We see drones flying along the Rio Bravo monitoring and filming where all our agents are. That is their business model, and drones definitely facilitate that," Scott stated. "They are also crossing narcotics using drones."