Texas Republican Gov. Gregg Abbott announced Friday that the state has bolstered border security with the addition of more buoys to its floating marine barrier in the Rio Grande River and the installation of more razor wire in Eagle Pass, Texas.

Texas began expanding the buoy barrier on Wednesday after workers began erecting more razor wire on Tuesday. NewsNation reported Tuesday that the additional barriers were in anticipation of a surge in illegal crossings before President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House in January. He has vowed to close the border on Day 1 and implement mass deportations of millions of migrants in the U.S. illegally.

It’s unclear how much longer the barrier is now, but the original installation of buoys was 1,000-feet long.

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