{"id":2651398,"date":"2026-08-28T20:00:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-29T00:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/big-bend-border-wall-construction-pause-extended-to-september\/"},"modified":"2026-08-28T20:28:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-29T00:28:11","slug":"big-bend-border-wall-construction-pause-extended-to-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/big-bend-border-wall-construction-pause-extended-to-september\/","title":{"rendered":"Big Bend border wall construction pause extended to September"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbig-bend-border-wall-construction-pause-extended-to-september%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2651398&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Trump administration has extended a pause on border wall construction in Big Bend National Park, texas, through September 15 due to bipartisan controversy and legal disputes. The halt, initially implemented by Customs and Border protection, affects the national park and nearby land.A federal court hearing revealed that the project remains under review, with the judge expected to decide on a temporary restraining order soon. Local activists, residents, and a tourism business sued to block the project over environmental concerns, challenging the federal government\u2019s authority, which its attorneys argue is supported by Congress. Despite local pushback and legal challenges,construction materials have already arrived at the site.The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/court-rules-mail-ballots-public-but-lets-pa-hide-vote-records\/\" title=\"Court Rules Mail Ballots Public But Lets PA Hide Vote Records\">case highlights ongoing tensions<\/a> between government mandates and community and environmental interests.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\">Trump administration<\/a> on Friday extended a pause on border wall construction in Big Bend <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/national-parks\/\">National Park<\/a> in Texas after the project stoked bipartisan controversy.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The halt Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott put on construction <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/4690084\/trump-pause-construction-big-bend-national-park-bipartisan-backlash\/\">earlier this month<\/a> is now set to extend through Sept. 15, attorneys said following a federal court hearing in San Antonio. The pause, which was set to expire on Monday, applies to the national park and a section of land upriver and west of the park, a Justice Department attorney told U.S. District Judge Orlando Garcia during the hearing.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4704994\/big-bend-border-wall-construction-pause-extended-to-september\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Big Bend border wall construction pause extended to September<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/4704287\/spanish-protesters-migrants-clash-with-police-ceuta-month-after-surge\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Spanish protesters and migrants clash with police in Ceuta one month after surge<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4704359\/lewis-george-vows-to-cut-trump-safe-and-beautiful-task-force-day-1\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Janeese Lewis George vows to cut back on Trump\u2019s \u2018Safe and Beautiful Task Force\u2019 on Day 1 as DC mayor<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The development is the latest twist in a legal battle between the Trump administration and plaintiffs over whether the government holds the authority to do the border wall project in the national park.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A group of Native American activists, area residents, and a local tourism and recreation business have sued to block the Big Bend project, raising concerns about the possible environmental impact, among other alleged issues. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019ve won the battle, not the war \u2026 we\u2019ve got a lot of work to do,\u201d said Roland Gutierrez, a Democrat state senator in Texas who also argued the case Friday on behalf of plaintiffs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Federal attorneys argued otherwise, stating that CBP holds authority from the government to\u00a0carry out the project.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\">Thirty-foot-tall border wall beams are on site near Big Bend National Park, awaiting installation along the U.S.-Mexico border. (Courtesy of Charlie Angell)<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; data-large-file=&#8221;https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2026\/08\/localimages\/IMG_4345-e1783455835227.jpg?w=696&#8243; &#8220;https:><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Thirty-foot-tall border wall beams are on site near Big Bend National Park, awaiting installation along the U.S.-Mexico border. (Courtesy of Charlie Angell)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4639228\/border-wall-construction-materials-big-bend-texas-local-pushback\/\"><strong>BORDER WALL CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS ARRIVE AT BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK DESPITE LOCAL PUSHBACK <\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCongress gave them the authority,\u201d attorney Pamela Amaechi said during the hearing. \u201cCongress has spoken.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pause comes as Garcia continues to consider plaintiffs\u2019 request for a temporary restraining order. 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