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Trump’s Big Bend Border Project Paused After Bulldozers Arrive
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Trump’s Big Bend Border Project Paused After Bulldozers Arrive The Trump administration is pausing work on a border security project inside Texas’ Big Bend National Park, days after bulldozers began clearing land in one of the least-crossed stretches of the US-Mexico border. US Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott said Monday that work would stop while he travels to the park to conduct a personal “on-the-ground evaluation” of the project, which has drawn criticism from...
Trump’s Big Bend Border Project Paused After Bulldozers Arrive
The Trump administration is pausing work on a border security project inside Texas’ Big Bend National Park, days after bulldozers began clearing land in one of the least-crossed stretches of the US-Mexico border.
US Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott said Monday that work would stop while he travels to the park to conduct a personal “on-the-ground evaluation” of the project, which has drawn criticism from environmental groups, local residents and Republican Senator John Cornyn of Texas.