20 Feb 2019 9:30 pm
Money for the project came from the congressional budget passed in May 2017, signed by Trump. It granted $73.3 million toward the Santa Teresa area of border in New Mexico, which sits just outside of El Paso.
"We have just built this powerful Wall in New Mexico," Trump tweeted. "Completed on January 30, 2019 – 47 days ahead of schedule! Many miles more now under construction!"