Trump administration pauses border construction in Texas’ Big Bend National Park
Rodney Scott said CBP is pausing work to review the project after bipartisan criticism over roads, barriers and surveillance equipment in the park.
- U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott ordered a temporary pause on all border construction activity in Big Bend National Park.
- The decision comes as Scott and a small team conduct an "on-the-ground evaluation" to meet with local leadership, community members, and law enforcement stakeholders.
- Heavy machinery had recently begun clearing land for planned access roads, lights, and vehicle barriers, triggering widespread environmental concerns and pushback.
- The border wall project has faced strong bipartisan opposition from conservationists, local residents, and Texas officials who argue that the region's steep cliffs and rugged terrain already act as a natural deterrent.
- While the length of the pause remains unspecified, CBP reiterated its goal to address national security threats while balancing the protection of the park.
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A temporary halt to national park barrier, road construction follows a fast-paced leveling of the parkland the past week
Those advocating no wall project construction in Big Bend National Park were shocked two days ago when video footage on social media showed a large excavator ripping rock and dirt from atop a hill east of Mariscal Mountain in the park and dumping it off the side of a hill. At least one bulldozer accompanied it, plowing through dirt to make a new road. The recent brazen work — following construction of a new road and bulldozing of a wide swath of…
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