âItâs massive destructionâ: outcry in Texas over waivers to allow border wall in Big Bend national park | TheBriefWire
âItâs massive destructionâ: outcry in Texas over waivers to allow border wall in Big Bend national park
Published 12 June 2026 ¡ us
Despite plunging border crossings, the Trump administration is circumventing laws to expedite building in a vast, pristine wilderness The Trump administration has waived a slew
Despite plunging border crossings, the Trump administration is circumventing laws to expedite building in a vast, pristine wilderness The Trump administration has waived a slew of environmental and historical preservation laws that would allow it to build a towering border wall that cuts through Big Bend national park, a vast protected wilderness in south Texas.
Congress poured a whopping $46.5bn for border wall construction into the âBig, Beautifulâ bill last year, supercharging Donald Trump âs ambition to wall off the southern border with Mexico.
The longest unwalled stretches lie along a roughly 500-mile (800km) section of west Texas that Customs and Border Protection calls the âBig Bend sectorâ. Continue
Published: June 12, 2026 ⢠7:30 PM IST ¡ Updated: June 12, 2026 ⢠8:12 PM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
Key points
Despite plunging border crossings, the Trump administration is circumventing laws to expedite building in a vast, pristine wilderness The Trump administration has waived a slew of environmental and historical preservation laws that would allow it to build a towering border wall that cuts through Big Bend national park, a vast protected wilderness in south Texas.
Congress poured a whopping $46.5bn for border wall construction into the âBig, Beautifulâ bill last year, supercharging Donald Trump âs ambition to wall off the southern border with Mexico.
The longest unwalled stretches lie along a roughly 500-mile (800km) section of west Texas that Customs and Border Protection calls the âBig Bend sectorâ.
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