Judge halts border wall construction in Texas' Big Bend region for now
First reported 2 Oct, 21:00 UTCUpdated 18h ago9 sources
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A federal court in Texas on Friday issued a ruling temporarily blocking the Trump administration from building a border wall and other infrastructure across the state's Big Bend region, in a victory for opponents who have pushed back against what has long been a key campaign promise by President Donald Trump.
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Plan to install barriers through popular national park sparked outrage from advocates and politicians alike A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from expanding the border wall and other security infrastructure across the Big Bend region of west Texas, where contentious plans to build roads…
A federal court in Texas on Friday issued a ruling temporarily blocking the Trump administration from building a border wall and other infrastructure across the state's Big Bend region, in a victory for opponents who have pushed back against what has long been a key campaign promise by President Donald Trump.
A federal judge issued an emergency injunction Friday blocking border wall construction in Big Bend National Park and surrounding areas in Texas, saying the government is cutting too many corners.
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- Court Blocks Border Wall Construction In Texas’ Big Bend — For Now (opens HuffPost in a new tab)
The news marks a major win for landowners, businesses and environmentalists in the region.
- Judge halts contentious border construction in and near Texas’s Big Bend National Park (opens The Hill in a new tab)
A federal judge on Friday halted contentious Trump administration border construction plans in Texas’s Big Bend region. Judge Kathleen Cardone, an appointee of former President George W. Bush, wrote that the administration can’t “build border barrier or related infrastructure, or engage in any construction or ground…
- Big Bend border wall construction blocked by judge (opens Axios in a new tab)
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from pursuing border wall construction in the Big Bend region in Texas on Friday The big picture: The construction inside the national park sparked local outrage and environmental concerns, with Friday's decision handing the Department of Homeland Security a loss in its…
- 'Historic victory': Court blocks border wall plan in Big Bend, says Trump team cut corners (opens The Washington Times in a new tab)
A federal judge issued an emergency injunction Friday blocking border wall construction in Big Bend National Park and surrounding areas in Texas, saying the government is cutting too many corners.
- Judge temporarily blocks border wall construction in Texas’ Big Bend region (opens ABC News in a new tab)
A federal court in Texas has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from building a border wall in the Big Bend region
- Judge halts border wall construction in Texas' Big Bend region for now (opens PBS NewsHour in a new tab)
A federal court in Texas on Friday issued a ruling temporarily blocking the Trump administration from building a border wall and other infrastructure across the state's Big Bend region, in a victory for opponents who have pushed back against what has long been a key campaign promise by President Donald Trump.
- Federal judge halts Big Bend border wall construction in blow to Trump agenda (opens The Guardian in a new tab)
Plan to install barriers through popular national park sparked outrage from advocates and politicians alike A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from expanding the border wall and other security infrastructure across the Big Bend region of west Texas, where contentious plans to build roads…
- Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Border Wall Construction Across Texas’s Big Bend Sector (opens Breitbart in a new tab)
A federal judge on Friday halted the Trump administration’s border wall construction across Texas’s Big Bend sector despite federal officials’ warnings that barriers elsewhere could push illegal crossings into the region.
- Trump Suffers Legal Setback As Texas Border Wall Blocked In National Park (opens Newsweek in a new tab)
The ruling halts construction work across the Big Bend sector, including the Big Bend National Park.
