PHOTO ESSAY: Border wall cuts through wildlife refuge
The incomplete section was halted by a lawsuit after officials said contractors dumped dirt into an irrigation canal and entered property without consent.
- A border wall segment in Alamo, Texas, stands incomplete at the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge after a lawsuit halted work in late July; the site remains a critical corridor for migratory birds and butterflies.
- The Trump administration is pursuing a $46 billion border project, but Hidalgo County Irrigation District No. 2 filed a lawsuit last month alleging the construction company dumped "significant dirt" into its canal without consent.
- Spanning over 2,000 acres, the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge provides habitat for armadillos, warblers, bats, snakes, and two endangered cat species; it serves as a vital corridor for hundreds of thousands of migrating birds and butterflies.
- An order paused construction until mid-October, and the matter remains in litigation; this case is one of several legal challenges attempting to stop construction along protected public lands.
- Challenges in Presidio, Texas, and Big Bend National Park are among multiple legal efforts to halt building; construction in Southern Arizona pressed forward through a Native American tribe's reservation in late August despite objections.
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PHOTO ESSAY: Border wall cuts through wildlife refuge – WTOP News
ALAMO, Texas (AP) — A segment of border wall erected in late July stands incomplete along the edge of a wildlife refuge in Alamo, Texas, after a lawsuit halted work. Lush public land in the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge is a corridor for hundreds of thousands of birds and butterflies migrating to South America....
As the Trump administration rushes ahead with a $46 billion border wall project from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico, construction at the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge in Texas has hit a major legal hurdle. The refuge, home to hundreds of migratory bird and endangered animal species, has become the focus of a dispute between federal contractors and local authorities over land encroachment, which has halted construction in the enviro…
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