# Trump Administration Requests Supreme Court to Resume Big Bend Border Wall

> Trump administration seeks Supreme Court to lift halt on Big Bend border wall construction.
- Title: Trump Administration Requests Supreme Court to Resume Big…
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- Source: Seattletimes — https://seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation/trump-administration-asks-supreme-court-to-lift-halt-on-big-bend-border-wall
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## Trump administration asks Supreme Court
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to let it resume building a border wall project through Texas’s Big Bend region.
## Lower court halted construction
A lower court decision halted construction of the Big Bend border wall project, marking a setback for President Trump’s signature project.
## Opposition in Big Bend region
Ranchers, residents, business owners, and environmentalists oppose the wall in Big Bend, arguing it wastes money and harms scenic landscapes.
## Legal challenge to wall project
Opponents filed lawsuits claiming the Big Bend wall project violates environmental regulations and is unnecessary in an area of low illegal immigration.
## Judge Kathleen Cardone rules
Judge Kathleen Cardone ordered the government to stop construction across the 500-mile Big Bend project area while the case plays out in court.
## Government argues wall is necessary
The government claims Big Bend is an area of high illegal entry and that legislation from 1996 gives the secretary power to bypass environmental regulations.
## Key takeaway

Trump administration asked Supreme Court to resume Big Bend border wall construction after lower court halted it.