CBP Pauses Big Bend National Park Construction Amid Trump Administration's Border Wall Exp
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CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott is conducting an "on-the-ground evaluation." Customs and Border Protection is pausing construction in Big Bend National Park, CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott said in an X post on Monday.
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PBS NewsHourTrump administration pauses border construction project in Big Bend National Park The Trump administration says it is temporarily pausing construction of a controversial border construction project in the Big Bend National Park while the head of the agency tasked with building the wall visits Texas to do an "on-the-ground evaluation."
The HillCBP chief halts construction in Big Bend National Park Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Rodney Scott said he would halt construction activity in Big Bend National Park as efforts to erect a border barrier have met bipartisan pushback. In a video posted to social media on Monday, Scott said, “Last night I put a pause on all activity in that park as far as construction…
The Guardian USThe Trump administration says it is temporarily pausing construction of a controversial border construction project in Big Bend national park while the head of the agency tasked with building the wall visits Texas to do an “on-the-ground evaluation”.
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration says it is temporarily pausing construction of a controversial border construction project in the Big Bend National Park while the head of the agency tasked with building the wall visits Texas to do an “on-the-ground evaluation.”
USA TodayFederal officials have paused a controversial construction project linked to President Donald Trump's southwest border wall through Big Bend National Park in Texas.
Washington TimesThe Department of Homeland Security’s border agency chief said Monday that he is pausing all border wall construction in Big Bend National Park in Texas and that he will personally visit the site to figure out next steps.
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Congress gave the Trump administration $46 billion last summer to build a wall from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico, and the administration has been racing ahead and waiving numerous regulations in an effort to swiftly build the wall.
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The Guardian USCongress gave the Trump administration $46bn last summer to build a wall from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico, and the administration has been racing ahead and waiving numerous regulations in an effort to swiftly build the wall.
USA TodayCongress last summer supercharged Trump's border-security efforts with $46.5 billion in funding, and federal officials in June waived dozens of environmental regulations to speed up wall construction in or near the national park.
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Between the Defense Department and CBP, the current Trump administration says it’s erected 171 new miles of fencing or water barriers, and has a staggering 972 miles under construction.
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USA TodayEarlier in the year, the Trump administration indicated that it would skip building a physical barrier along about 372 miles of the border because of "unfavorable terrain or remoteness of location." Other locations will receive vehicle bollards that will let wildlife pass through unimpeded, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
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01 ABC News Texas Sen. John Cornyn, a Republican, wrote a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin about the construction in early August.
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02 Fox News A federal judge in Arizona cleared the path for border wall construction in the state after a Native American tribe attempted to block its construction.
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03 USA Today While federal officials did not plan to build a wall through the park, public lands advocates were outraged last week when contractors began bulldozing access roads through the area. Videos recorded by activists captured bulldozers and track hoes cutting through the desert soil and across cliffs.
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04 Washington Times He called Big Bend a national treasure, but said there are also real national security threats he must address.
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