Texas Landowners Sue to Block Trump Border Wall Plans in the Remote Big Bend Region
Landowners face eminent domain as officials move to build a 30-foot border wall on private property, and local residents say the plan is splitting ranches and businesses.
- On Monday, Conserve Big Bend filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's $46 billion effort to construct 30-foot steel walls along the roughly 2,000-mile U.S.-Mexico border, targeting land seizures in the remote Big Bend region of Texas.
- Homeland Security waived numerous regulations to accelerate construction, citing an urgent need to protect areas of "high illegal entry." Plaintiffs argue this justification is legally and factually unsupported when applied to the Big Bend region.
- Landowners report receiving letters threatening eminent domain if they refuse a "negotiated purchase" of their property. Yolanda Alvarado, whose ranch faces being split in two, said, "There's going to be a huge scar through this land, and I don't know if I."
- Terrell County Sheriff Thaddeus Cleveland criticized Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Governor Greg Abbott for fearing President Trump, instead praising Democratic candidate James Talarico for proposing border security plans focused on technology and manpower.
- Plaintiffs cite Customs and Border Protection data showing Big Bend accounts for only about 1% of border arrests, contradicting the administration's "high illegal entry" claim. Archaeologist David Keller said officials "were woefully unprepared for the hornet's nest they stirred up because they had no idea how much we love this place.
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Big Bend landowners file suit over border wall
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Independent EspañolResidents and local groups are demanding that the U.S. government stop the construction of a wall in Big Bend, Texas, claiming environmental damage. The demand highlights that the region represents a low percentage of illegal crossings, questioning the need for the proposed infrastructure.
Texas landowners sue to block Trump border wall plans in the remote Big Bend region - Regional Media News
MARFA, Texas (AP) - Landowners, ranchers and business owners in the Big Bend region of Texas along with a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the region's landscape and heritage are suing to stop the Trump administration's plans to build a wall and other border infrastructure [...]
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Texas landowners sue to block Trump border wall plans in the remote Big Bend region
MARFA, Texas (AP) — Landowners, ranchers and business owners in the Big Bend region of Texas along with a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the region's landscape and heritage are suing to stop the Trump administration's plans to build a…
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