More border wall, detention space planned for West Texas

Controlled blasting for border wall construction is taking place at the foot of a revered historic religious monument near El Paso, Texas. The new border wall is being put in near Mount Cristo Rey, a mountain topped with 29-foot-tall limestone statue of Christ located at the intersection of Sunland Park, New Mexico, El Paso and Mexico. Border Report’s El Paso correspondent Julian Resendiz describes the blasting and controversies surrounding it in the latest episode of Border Report Live, with South Texas correspondent Sandra Sanchez. WATCH: Blasting for border wall construction begins at Mount Cristo Rey Also, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, visited El Paso this week and talks to business leaders about ICE enforcement operations and recent deaths at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility commonly called “Camp East Montana.”