Historic Border Patrol Badge Artifact

Southern Barrier, Part 12

The border barrier is quickly reduced to a simple vehicle barrier as it enters the desert.

desert start

The image here is looking west.

The barrier consists of nothing but steel rail crossbars mounted to vertical drill stem.

El Centro wreck

As the border reaches the Great American Desert some areas are breached so easily that added armor is needed.

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