A federal judge has temporarily blocked the construction of border barriers and related infrastructure in Texas’s Big Bend region, issuing an injunction against further work. The ruling states that the administration cannot proceed with any construction or ground-disturbing activities in the area, citing legal challenges from plaintiffs. The judge, appointed by a former Republican president, emphasized that the halt applies to all planned border barrier projects and associated development. Environmental and landowner groups had argued against the construction, prompting the legal action.
A federal judge on Friday halted contentious Trump administration border construction plans in Texas’s Big Bend region. Judge Kathleen Cardone, an appointee of former President George W. Bush, wrote that the administration can’t “build border barrier or related infrastructure, or engage in any construction or ground disturbing activities” in the region. “The Court finds that Plaintiffs...
