Trump's Wall May Not Stretch Entire Border, Secretary Kelly Says

  • Wall can’t be built in some areas because of rivers, canyons
  • Administration still committed to ‘physical barrier’

DHS Sec. Kelly Says Border Wall Unlikely in Some Places

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The Trump administration’s signature plan to build a wall along the southern U.S. may not stretch across the entire border with Mexico, Homeland Security Secretary John Kelly said.

In an interview Thursday with Bloomberg Television, Kelly said there are spots along the border where a wall can’t be built because of the terrain. Still, the administration is committed to building a “physical barrier” as much as possible, he said.