Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is following through on a specific request from President Donald Trump — and critics are having a field day. Noem announced on Tuesday that the entire wall along the southern border will be painted black as part of an effort to reduce illegal crossings into the United States.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has announced the U.S.-Mexico border wall will be painted black at President Donald Trump’s request to make the metal hotter and deter migrants. Trump boasted about the historically low border crossings in July on Truth Social account late Tuesday afternoon.