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Federal Judge Blocks Big Bend Border Wall Construction
Politics

Federal Judge Blocks Big Bend Border Wall Construction

US District Judge Kathleen Cardone has temporarily halted the Trump administration's plans to build roads and vehicle barriers through Big Bend National Park in west Texas, delivering a significant legal setback to the administration's border expansion agenda. The ruling came after a Friday hearing in El Paso, following widespread protests from conservation advocates and politicians over the plan to run infrastructure through one of the country's most remote national parks.

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