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Up to $350M in unused border wall materials set to be returned

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15.08.2025

A government surplus auction company that acquired up to $350 million in unused construction materials from President Trump’s unfinished wall along the U.S.-Mexico border is reportedly ready to return them to the U.S. government as part of a recent agreement.

GovPlanet was set to sell unused steel panels, bollards and concrete after former President Biden ordered construction on parts of the wall to stop after he took office in 2021.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), specifically U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), is currently in talks with the company regarding the return of the materials for pennies on the dollar. DHS sources told NewsNation that a deal between the government and GovPlanet has been reached but did not provide details.

Published reports, however, indicate that the auction site and DHS reached an agreement last........

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