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The Trump wall, commonly referred to as "the wall", is an ongoing expansion of the Mexico–United States barrier during the U.S. presidency of Donald Trump. Throughout his 2016 presidential campaign, Trump called for the construction of a border wall. He claimed that if elected, he would "build the wall and make Mexico pay for it". President of Mexico Enrique Peña Nieto said that his country would not pay for the wall.In January 2017, Trump signed Executive Order 13767, which formally directed the U.S. government to begin wall construction along the U.S.–Mexico border using existing federal funding. Actual construction did not begin in January 2017 due to the lack of clarity on how it would be funded. After a political struggle for funding, including a government shutdown for 35 days, and the declaration of a National Emergency, construction started in 2019. In September 2019, Trump said he planned to build 450–500 miles (720–800 km) of new wall by the end of 2020. By October 29 2020, 400 miles (640 km) had been built, all but about nine miles being replacement of existing outdated or dilapidated barriers.Additionally, a private organization called We Build the Wall constructed under 5 miles (8.0 km) of new wall on private property near El Paso, Texas, with Trump's encouragement. By August 2020, some of its leaders, including Steve Bannon, were arrested on allegations of defrauding donors of hundreds of thousands of dollars.