U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Tuesday that President Donald Trump wants some 600-plus miles of the border barrier with Mexico painted black.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the entire southern border wall with Mexico is being painted black to deter illegal immigration, at President Trump's request.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has announced the U.S.-Mexico border wall will be painted black at President Donald Trump’s request to make the metal hotter and deter migrants. Trump boasted about the historically low border crossings in July on Truth Social account late Tuesday afternoon.