Eminent Domain and the Border Wall. 3 Things to Learn from the Existing Border Fence. Posted byadmin November 10, 2016 Eminent Domain was used to erect current border divisions. Nearly all the land on the Texas border is privately owned Its not going to be a fast process, the last litigation process was long and costly for the government. Houston Chronicle | Border residents wonder what it will be like to live in shadow of President-elect Trump’s wall