Federal Court Halts Big Bend Border Wall, Voiding Environmental Waivers
A federal judge has issued a preliminary injunction blocking the Trump administration from constructing border barriers in Texas’s Big Bend region. The ruling, issued by Judge Kathleen Cardone, halts all ground-disturbing activities within one mile of the Rio Grande and inside Big Bend National Park. The court also voided federal waivers that allowed the Department of Homeland Security to bypass environmental and cultural resource laws. The decision comes after months of bipartisan opposition and follows the expiration of a temporary construction pause in late September.
