This past weekend, Shanahan visited a portion of the U.S.-Mexico border with other defense officials, according to a DOD news release. The agency said Shanahan and others wanted “to get a feel for the situation at the Southwest border.” U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents there told defense officials that barriers work and should be part of any border security plan.
“Any place where someone can cross the border and disappear within seconds or minutes,” Shanahan said, “that’s where you need barriers.”
