Trump administration asks the Supreme Court to let border wall construction resume in Big Bend
Summary
President Donald Trump's administration asked the US Supreme Court to let border-wall construction resume in Big Bend National Park in west Texas, setting up a high-stakes clash over one of Trump's longstanding priorities, Bloomberg reported on Wednesday 21 October. A lower court judge had halted the administration's plan to erect hundreds of miles of barriers in the Big Bend region of Texas, The New York Times reported. On Friday 23 October The Philadelphia Inquirer and the LA Times reported that the Trump administration's top border official is defending the plans to build a wall in Texas' Big Bend region despite a court setback, the LA Times writing that Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott argues that the $46-billion wall project was justified despite a bipartisan coalition of landowners, local businesses and environmentalists who view it as a waste of taxpayer money.
Latest: The Trump administration's top border official is defending the plans to build a wall in Texas' Big Bend region despite a court setback, The Philadelphia Inquirer and the LA Times reported, the LA Times writing that Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott argues that the $46-billion wall project was justified despite a bipartisan coalition of landowners, local businesses and environmentalists who view it as a waste of taxpayer money.
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How it unfolded
Friday 23 October
The Trump administration's top border official is defending the plans to build a wall in Texas' Big Bend region despite a court setback, The Philadelphia Inquirer and the LA Times reported, the LA Times writing that Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott argues that the $46-billion wall project was justified despite a bipartisan coalition of landowners, local businesses and environmentalists who view it as a waste of taxpayer money.
Wednesday 21 October
President Donald Trump's administration asked the US Supreme Court to let border-wall construction resume in Big Bend National Park in west Texas, Bloomberg reported, The New York Times saying a lower court judge had halted the plan to erect hundreds of miles of barriers in the Big Bend region.