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Trump administration pauses US-Mexico border construction in Big Bend National Park

The Trump administration said Monday that construction on a US-Mexico border project in Big Bend National Park, Texas, has halted while Customs and Border Protection evaluates the controversial work. The project, which has drawn bipartisan opposition, has carved a path through major natural attractions in the park, according to critics.

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The Trump administration has been carving a path through some of the beloved national park’s major natural attractions.

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Trump administration pauses border construction in Big Bend national park

Controversial project has faced bipartisan opposition by critics who say it mars pristine environmental area in Texas Construction on a US-Mexico border project in Big Bend national park has halted, the Trump administration said Monday, as Customs and Border Protection (CBP) evaluates the controversial project in Texas. “CBP is pausing all construction activity in Big Bend National Park while I visit and conduct a p…

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Border Construction in Big Bend Is Halted After Drawing Criticism

The Trump administration has been carving a path through some of the beloved national park’s major natural attractions.