Border Patrol Commissioner Pauses $1.7B Construction Project in Big Bend After Bipartisan Concerns
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Satellite Imagery Documents New Border Patrol Road Construction in Big Bend National Park
Sign up here to receive Bellingcat’s biggest investigations by email as soon as they are published. Satellite images obtained and analysed by Bellingcat show over five miles of new road constructed in Big Bend National Park in southwestern Texas, part of a US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) “Smart Wall” installation, which includes roads, barriers, lighting and cameras. The project was paused earlier this week after pushback from local resi…
CBP Commissioner to visit Big Bend
CBP Commissioner to visit Big Bend Kara Gerbert M… Wed, 08/19/2026 - 17:35 In-page image(s) X Body Construction activity in Big Bend National Park began last week and is expected to pause as U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott is expected to visit the Big Bend region this week.Amid growing concerns over proposed border infrastructure, including the possibility of a patrol road across Mariscal Mountain, Glenn Smith, an…
Bipartisan Outcry Forces Trump to Pause Border Security Project in Big Bend National Park in Texas | WNYmedia Network - Buffalo, NY Reader
The Trump administration has paused construction of border infrastructure in Big Bend National Park in Texas following public criticism of the controversial project. Crews were filmed bulldozing pristine desert wilderness earlier this month, sparking rare bipartisan pushback. The construction is part of a larger plan for the Big Bend region to build hundreds of miles […] The post Bipartisan Outcry Forces Trump to Pause Border Security Project in…
GreenLatinos Relieved Big Bend Border Wall Construction Paused - GreenLatinosclosechevron-downbars
Despite the temporary halt in construction, border wall construction has already caused irreparable harm DALLAS — On Monday, 08/17, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott announced the Trump Administration has paused border wall construction at Big Bend National Park in Texas. Following the announcement, GreenLatinos Texas State Advocate Rogelio Meixueiro released the following statement: “We have to ask who is actual…
Wednesday, August 19, 2026 — Native American groups have limited success fighting border wall construction » Native America Calling
Tohono O’odham Chairman Verlon M. Jose vows to continue fighting after a federal judge turned down the tribe’s efforts to stop construction of the U.S.-Mexico border wall in Arizona. Jose says O’odham’s heritage, cultural sites, and natural environment are too important to allow unimpeded destruction at the hands of construction crews. At the same time, the Trump administration halted wall construction in Big Bend National Park in Texas after a …
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