Trump administration seeks Supreme Court approval to build Big Bend wall

US federal judge blocked wall’s construction on Texas-Mexico border amid an ongoing legal battle.

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US federal judge blocked wall’s construction on Texas-Mexico border amid an ongoing legal battle.

Pamela Priddy, center, holds up signs with others during a weekly protest against barriers along the border in the Big Bend region, Saturday, September 26, 2026, in Study Butte, Texas [John Locher/AP]

The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to allow it to resume plans to build a border wall through the Big Bend region of West Texas, as part of its anti-immigration policy to strengthen security on the border with Mexico.

The Justice Department filed an emergency request on Wednesday asking the court to lift a federal judge’s injunction in a lower court that has halted construction while a lawsuit against the project, brought by an environmental group and other challengers, plays out.

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The Department of Homeland Security plans include vehicle barriers, patrol roads, lighting and detection technology in and around Big Bend National Park.

Big Bend has about 805km (500 miles) of border, and, according to opponents of the project who have sued the administration, accounts for about 1 percent of migrant arrests.

Lipan Apache tribe member Joey Montoya attends a rally opposing border wall construction in Big Bend National Park, outside the federal courthouse during an emergency hearing on the project in San Antonio, Texas, on August 28, 2026 [File: Joel Angel Juarez/Reuters]

Landscape, historic church

The lawsuit , filed by plaintiffs including the Center for Biological Diversity and a Big Bend-area river guide, seeks to preserve the landscape, protect a historic church, and challenge the federal government’s waivers of environmental and historical laws to fast-track the $1.7bn project.

Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and current Secretary Markwayne Mullin, who issued the waivers between February and July, found the region to be an “area of high illegal entry”, requiring additional barriers to control the border.

US District Judge Kathleen Cardone issued an injunction in El Paso on October 2 halting work “until and unless Defendants comply with all applicable laws,” she wrote in her order.

In a later opinion, the judge found that the waivers exceeded the authority of Noem and Mullin.

The Justice Department in its request urged the Supreme Court to pause or overturn Cardone’s injunction.

The Supreme Court has not yet responded to this appeal.

“Even assuming that the secretary’s waiver authority implicates a question of ‘vast economic and political significance,’ Congress did clearly authorize the secretary both to build border barriers and to waive legal requirements in order to facilitate their expeditious construction,” the Justice Department wrote.

In August, the administration paused construction in Big Bend after the project drew bipartisan criticism over its potential impact on the park’s landscape and wildlife.

在持续的法律诉讼中，美国联邦法官阻止了在德克萨斯州与墨西哥边境修建隔离墙。

2026年9月26日星期六，在德克萨斯州斯图迪比特，帕梅拉·普里迪（中）与其他人在大弯地区每周一次的抗议活动中举着标语，反对边境障碍。[约翰·洛克/美联社]

特朗普政府已请求最高法院允许其恢复在西德克萨斯州大弯地区修建边境墙的计划，这是其反移民政策的一部分，旨在加强与墨西哥的边境安全。

司法部周三提交了一份紧急请求，要求法院撤销一名联邦法官在下级法院发布的禁令。该禁令暂停了该项目的建设，目前，一个环保组织和其他挑战者针对该项目提起的诉讼仍在审理中。

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国土安全部的计划包括在大弯国家公园及其周边地区设置车辆路障、巡逻道路、照明和探测技术。

大弯国家公园拥有约 805 公里（500 英里）的边境线，据起诉政府的反对该项目的人士称，该地区约占移民逮捕总数的 1%。

2026年8月28日，在德克萨斯州圣安东尼奥市，利潘阿帕奇部落成员乔伊·蒙托亚在联邦法院外参加反对在大弯国家公园修建边境墙的集会，当时正值就该项目举行紧急听证会。[图片：Joel Angel Juarez/路透社]

景观，历史悠久的教堂

该诉讼由生物多样性中心和大弯地区的一位河流向导等原告提起，旨在保护景观、保护一座历史悠久的教堂，并挑战联邦政府为加快推进这项耗资 17 亿美元的项目而豁免环境和历史法律的做法。