It was not immediately clear how long the construction pause would last.
The numbers are record-breaking: The Border Patrol made about 10,500 apprehensions along the southwest border on Tuesday, according to two sources familiar with the data.
There's a mix of people in encampments in Jacumba Hot Springs, California, a border town located at the U.S.-Mexico wall, and has migrants from all over the world - China, India, Turkey, and Mexico - and most don't speak English.
The Biden administration and the ACLU have reached a proposed settlement agreement that, if approved, would provide benefits for thousands of migrant families separated under the Trump administration's controversial "zero tolerance" policy to deter illegal southern border crossings.
Officials worry that thousands more migrants are waiting to cross as Title 42, a policy linked to the pandemic that quickly allowed the country to expel many migrants, is set to end on May 11.
Next month, the Biden administration plans to lift Trump-era pandemic restrictions that blocked migrants from entering the U.S. Immigrant rights advocates are concerned about what happens when that goes away.