Southern border wall

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* Tracking Number: CBP-2018-036657
* Requester Name: Dartunorro Clark
* Date Submitted: 03/07/2018
* Request Status: Submitted
* Description: This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records: I am requesting the Customs and Border Protection report based on the tests conducted by military special forces of President Trump's proposed border wall with Mexico between December 2017 and January 2018. According to an Associated Press report published in the Los Angeles Times (attached), sometime between December 2017 and January 2018 "Military special forces based in Florida and U.S. Customs and Border Protection special units spent three weeks trying to breach and scale" eight prototypes of the wall in San Diego, "using jackhammers, saws, torches and other tools and climbing devices." The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes. In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not. Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires. Sincerely, Dartunorro Clark

Dartunorro Clark
MuckRock News, 411A Highland Ave DEPT MR 50234 Somerville MA 02144

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The FOIA request - CBP-2018-036657 has been supplemented with additional supporting files. Additional details for this item are as follows:
* Tracking Number: CBP-2018-036657
* Requester: Dartunorro Clark
* Submitted Date: 07/07/2018
* Description: This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act. I hereby request the following records: I am requesting the Customs and Border Protection report based on the tests conducted by military special forces of President Trump's proposed border wall with Mexico between December 2017 and January 2018. According to an Associated Press report published in the Los Angeles Times (attached), sometime between December 2017 and January 2018 "Military special forces based in Florida and U.S. Customs and Border Protection special units spent three weeks trying to breach and scale" eight prototypes of the wall in San Diego, "using jackhammers, saws, torches and other tools and climbing devices." The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes. In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not. Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 20 business days, as the statute requires. Sincerely, Dartunorro Clark

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Good Morning Mr. Clark,

It has come to our attention that the document you were provided on Friday, "Border Wall Mock-Up and Prototype Test Final Report" contained several pages that were greyed out and appeared to be redacted yet still searchable. Apparently there was a glitch in the program and we apologize for the confusion this has caused. Please find attached a new version of the document with the unredacted, searchable sections visible.

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Jodi Drengson
Gov't Information Specialist
U.S. Customs and Border Protection

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