Homeland Security Department Estimates Primary Border Wall Completion by Summer 2027

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security estimates the primary border wall will be finished by next summer, according to congressional testimony delivered on June 2. A Customs and Border Protection spokesperson told the Daily Caller that 644 miles of primary wall and 75 miles of secondary wall met operational requirements on January 20, 2025.

By June 12, 2025, those figures had risen to 718 miles of primary wall and 97 miles of secondary wall.

Agency data show an average of 2.6 miles of primary wall completed per week in 2026, with a peak of four miles built between June 5 and June 10. An additional 700 miles of primary wall and 610 miles of secondary wall remain under contract. The same spokesperson said the agency placed an $11.4 billion contract for a smart wall and expects all remaining construction contracts to be awarded by June 30, 2026.

Officials also plan to deploy 535 miles of sensors and towers in areas with natural barriers.

The department previously stated it expects 250 miles of new barriers by September 30, 2026. In congressional testimony, officials distinguished between primary and secondary walls, noting that cartels have cut through initial barriers and that a secondary wall is intended to address those gaps.

The same testimony projected completion of the secondary wall by summer 2028, weather permitting. A June 21 Axios report calculated that sustaining the current four-mile weekly pace would yield about 292 additional miles, short of the full primary-wall target.