Trump administration pushes on with construction of controversial Big Bend border wall

Published September 18, 2026 · Category: News

Overview

Customs and Border Protection faces bipartisan backlash from locals for 30ft border wall through Texas national park

The Trump administration is pressing forward with construction on the controversial border wall in the Big Bend region of west Texas, even as Customs and Border Protection (CBP) faces furious backlash from local leaders and landowners for its fast-moving plans.

Details

Construction began this week in Hudspeth county, which lies just east of the city of El Paso. CBP has been pressing landowners there to grant permission to allow the agency to erect a 30ft steel bollard border wall in that area, offering them signing bonuses as an incentive to avoid eminent domain disputes.

Source

Originally published at www.theguardian.com.

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