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In recent months, six miles of the border wall have been outfitted with concertina wire.
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Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2025
Hundreds of migrants breached concertina wire barriers shortly after 8:30 a.m. Thursday, in hopes of surrendering to U.S. Border Patrol agents for processing.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Mar. 2024
Meanwhile, the Border Patrol, with the assistance of 750 U.S. military troops, has reinforced six miles of the border wall with concertina wire.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2025
Dense coils of concertina wire snaked through the brush.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2025
Hundreds of migrants breached concertina wire barriers shortly after 8:30 a.m. Thursday, in hopes of surrendering to U.S. Border Patrol agents for processing.
—Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Mar. 2024
Meanwhile, the Border Patrol, with the assistance of 750 U.S. military troops, has reinforced six miles of the border wall with concertina wire.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2025
Dense coils of concertina wire snaked through the brush.
—Jonathan Blitzer, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2025
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“Concertina wire.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/concertina%20wire. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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