Border Security br 'Agreement in Principle' Has br Been Reached by Lawmakers Negotiators have agreed to a plan br that will allow $1.3 billion for barriers br along the U.S.-Mexico border. According to Fox News br sources, the funds br would be allotted for br new construction, According to Rep. Nita Lowey, br the proposed plan could be br released by Wednesday. Sen. Richard Shelby "thinks" and br "hopes" the deal will be sufficient br for President Trump to approve. The agreement would need to be br pushed through by both houses of Congress br and signed by the president by 11:59 p.m. Friday. Otherwise, the second partial br government shutdown of the br year will commence. Trump has continually requested $5.7 billion for a br border wall and mentioned the possibility of declaring br a national emergency if those funds aren't received. Trump spoke at a rally in El Paso, Texas, br Monday night where he told supporters that lawmakers br were making progress to avoid another shutdown.