WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Tuesday that the entire border wall along the southern border with Mexico is going to be painted black to make it hotter and deter illegal immigration — and she credited President Trump with the idea.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem went to the border on Tuesday, where she participated in painting a portion of the wall black. She wrote on X that "Today marks seven months of @POTUS Trump’s second term. When we got to work,

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the entire southern border wall with Mexico is being painted black to deter illegal immigration, at President Trump's request.