Supreme Court permits border wall construction in Texas Big Bend region

The US Supreme Court ruled on Monday to allow the Trump administration to resume construction of a border wall in the Big Bend region of West Texas. The Guardian, Fox News, NBC News, CNN, UPI, The New York Times, Reuters, and Politico all reported on the decision to grant the federal government's emergency request. [1][2][3][4][7][8][9][10]

The ruling stays a preliminary injunction issued last month by a federal district judge in El Paso, Fox News reported. According to the Guardian, the unsigned five-page decision noted that federal law enacted by Congress reflects a preference for border control over environmental and recreational concerns. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the single dissent among the nine justices, the Guardian noted. [1][2]

Big Bend National Park is located in West Texas along the border with Mexico, protecting the largest area of Chihuahuan Desert topography and ecology in the United States. As FTMQ News reported earlier, US Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott previously insisted that plans for the border wall system in Big Bend remained non-negotiable despite legal delays and local opposition. [12][14]

Although the Supreme Court lifted the lower court injunction blocking the project, the lawsuit brought by environmental groups continues, Fox News reported. [2]