Fencing Projects Inch Forward

CBP cleared minor hurdles this week

Congress has reprogrammed hundreds of millions of dollars for US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to move forward on building physical fencing along the US southern border Monday while the US Fish and Wildlife Service has granted the agency a few of the permits for building the virtual fence under the Secure Border Initiative-Network (SBInet).

CBP received notice that $400 million would become available for the fencing projects, which had stalled because the agency ran out of money to build them. Congress transferred the funds from the virtual fencing project, which is on hold until 2009, at the agency's request, CBP spokesperson Angela de Rocha told HSToday.us. ....