"The structure, variously known as the border fence or border wall, is not continuous and only covers sections of the almost 2,000-mile boundary between the two countries."
"It consists of a series of obstructions designed to discourage illegal entry into the US"
"The serpentine border wall that separates Mexico from the US ends abruptly on the outskirts of Fort Hancock. Photograph: Daniel Ochoa de Olza/Panos Pictures"
The border fence, alternatively called the border wall, does not form an unbroken barrier and protects only selected stretches of the nearly 2,000-mile US-Mexico boundary. Physical installations appear as a series of discontinuous obstructions rather than a continuous structure, with gaps and transitions between fenced and unfenced areas. The primary function of these obstructions is to discourage and impede illegal crossings into the United States. In places the barrier takes a serpentine form and terminates abruptly at certain points, for example on the outskirts of Fort Hancock, illustrating the patchwork and incomplete nature of the border barrier.
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