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Judge temporarily halts border-wall construction in Texas’ Big Bend region
46.5BUSDâ–˛ from 46B
The border-wall plan is estimated at $46 billion.
A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from building border walls and related infrastructure across the roughly 500-mile Big Bend sector, including planned roads and vehicle barriers in Big Bend National Park. The ruling blocked DHS waivers and followed opposition from landowners, businesses and environmentalists.
- Big Bend region
- United States
- Customs and Border Protection
- Trump administration
- Kathleen Cardone
- Big Bend National Park
3 sourcesPBS News, The GuardianUpdated
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Border-wall panel installation is underway in a 47-mile stretch of Hudspeth County known as Big Bend 1.
1 of 2 sources“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.”
- 47miles
The Big Bend 1 project area is 47 miles long.
“in a 47-mile stretch of Hudspeth County”