Customs Commissioner Halts Border Wall in Big Bend Park
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Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott has suspended border wall construction in Big Bend National Park. The order followed public opposition to the project.
The barrier effort was originally launched by Donald Trump. Critics from both parties and environmental groups have opposed the project. A federal agency official is conducting an on-the-ground evaluation. The official is reviewing the route after reports it cut through scenic areas.
Sources
- Financial Times: US pauses construction of border wall through national park in Texas
- PBS NewsHour: Trump administration pauses border construction project in Big Bend National Park
- NPR US: Border construction paused at Big Bend National Park after public outcry
- NPR US: Border wall expansion brings protests in national monument, other Arizona locations
- The Guardian US: Trump administration pauses border construction in Big Bend national park
- NYT US: Border Construction in Big Bend Is Halted After Drawing Criticism
- ABC News US: Trump administration briefly pauses contentious border project in Texas' Big Bend National Park
- The Guardian US: Trump administration to rescind rule protecting old growth forests