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Supreme Court lets Big Bend border wall project restart
U.S. Supreme Court clears path for Trump administration to resume border wall construction in West Texas.
In brief
U.S. Supreme Court clears path for Trump administration to resume border wall construction in West Texas. The U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to resume border wall construction in the Big Bend region of West Texas after pausing a federal judge's order that halted work due to environmental law…
Supreme Court decision
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for the Trump administration to resume border barrier construction in the Big Bend region of West Texas.
Federal judge's pause
The decision paused a federal judge’s order last month that halted work because of her concern that the federal government exceeded its authority to waive environmental laws.
Project resumption
The Trump administration can now resume border wall construction in the Big Bend region of West Texas after the Supreme Court lifted the federal judge’s order.
At a glance
The U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to resume border wall construction in the Big Bend region of West Texas after pausing a federal judge's order that halted work due to environmental law concerns.
