Border Construction in Big Bend Is Halted After Drawing Criticism

The Trump administration has been carving a path through some of the beloved national park’s major natural attractions.

By J. David Goodman

Trump’s Big Bend Border Project Paused After Bulldozers Arrive

The Trump administration is pausing work on a border security project inside Texas’ Big Bend National Park, days after bulldozers began clearing land in one of the least-crossed stretches of the US-Mexico border.

By Alicia A. Caldwell

US pauses construction of border wall through national park in Texas

Bulldozers had been dispatched to remote national park as part of Trump’s immigration crackdown

Trump administration pauses construction of border project in Big Bend National Park

The $1.7 billion border project, which has faced bipartisan opposition, broke ground earlier this month on public lands that are known for rich biodiversity, including hundreds of species of birds, bobcats, and black bears.

Trump administration pauses border construction in Big Bend national park

Controversial project has faced bipartisan opposition by critics who say it mars pristine environmental area in Texas The 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”. The project through the national park in southern Texas has faced fierce bipartisan opposition by critics who say it is marring ...

By Associated Press

Feds halt controversial work on border security inside Big Bend National Park - CNN

Feds halt controversial work on border security inside Big Bend National Park  CNN

Trump pauses controversial border construction in Texas national park

The Trump administration on Monday paused construction of a contentious border project in Texas' Big Bend National Park, as the head of Customs and Border Protection travelled to the area to assess the plans amid fierce bipartisan opposition over their potential impact on the remote landscape.

By FRANCE 24

Trump administration pauses border wall construction in Big Bend National Park

The development has drawn strong opposition from across the political spectrum

By Rebecca Santana

Trump administration pauses contentious border construction in Texas' Big Bend National Park

US pauses border construction in Big Bend National Park after widespread criticism

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