A hundred miles was funded in the last Omnibus, and construction has started (2.25 miles in Calexico, CA; 20 miles heading West from El Paso are going up now). Significant projects to close the gaps in the Rio Grande Valley around McAllen Texas (33 miles), and the whole San Diego area border (two 14 mile barriers, with an enforcement/exclusion area between them), were also funded, and will be put on contract this year.
The San Diego project will be a permanent (50 year) improvement (bigger, stronger, more durable), but won't reduce immigration that much compared to the existing barrier. The Rio Grande Valley project will make a major impact on the highest traffic area of the border.
The liberal press will say things like "it is fence, not wall - it doesn't count", but the reality is that it will strongly reduce illegal immigration and smuggling where it is installed. The Trump-style border barrier going up this year is 18 to 30 foot steel bollards, with patrol roads, lights, cameras and sensors which are very effective in practice.
We did get a nice taste this year, but much more is needed to secure the whole border.
Here's what the new stuff looks like:
