(CNN) — The wall along the southern border will be painted black in an effort to make the structure too hot to climb, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Tuesday, saying ...

President Donald Trump's latest plan to secure the U.S.-Mexico border is to paint his wall black DHS Secretary Kristi Noem announced the plan on Tuesday, saying that the black paint is intended to ...

U.S. Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks, who attended the event with Noem, said the paint would also help deter rust. Noem said the federal government has been building about a half mile of barrier every ...