Trump's executive order on border (25-Jan-17)
From the text (executive order 13767):
§3 Definitions
(e) "Wall" shall mean a contiguous, physical wall obtain or other similarly
secure, contiguous, and impassable physical barrier.
§4 The Secretary [of Homeland Security] shall immediately take the
following steps to obtain complete operational control, as
determined by the Secretary, of the southern border:
(a) In accordance with existing law, including the Secure Fence Act and
IIRIRA, take all appropriate steps to immediately plan, design, and
construct a physical wall along the southern border, using appropriate
materials and technology…
(b) Identify and, to the extent permitted by law, allocate all sources of
Federal funds for the planning, designing, and constructing of a
physical wall along the southern border;
(c) Project and develop long-term funding requirements for the wall...
(d) Produce a comprehensive study of the security of the southern
border, to be completed within 180 days of this order [including
security, geophysical and topographical aspects availability of Federal
and State resources, etc.]
From: Washington Post, January 26, 2017