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Judge halts Big Bend area border wall construction, use of federal waivers

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At a Friday hearing in El Paso, a U.S. District Judge ordered all construction on the Big Bend area border wall project to stop immediately — including in Big Bend...

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  1. Newsweek

    Big Bend Border Construction To Resume, Texas Conservationists Vow To Fight (opens Newsweek)

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    The DHS has lifted its pause on Big Bend border construction, sparking backlash from conservation groups.

  2. Just the News

    Federal judge blocks border wall construction in Texas national park (opens Just the News)

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    Cardone determined in the injunction that the plaintiffs were likely to succeed on the merits of at least one of their claims and barred the administration from using waivers until the case is finished.

  3. KVIA El Paso

    Federal judge grants injunction to pause Big Bend National Park border barrier construction (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    EL PASO, Texas (KVIA) -- Friday, a federal judge granted an emergency injunction to block border barrier and road construction in the Big Bend region. The injunction will stay in place while the court considers a lawsuit challenging the federal government's alleged waiver of laws for fast-tracked co…

  4. Philadelphia Inquirer

    Court prohibits Trump administration from building border wall in Texas’ Big Bend region, for now (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Court prohibits Trump administration from building border wall in Texas’ Big Bend region, for now

  5. MyNorthwest

    Federal court temporarily blocks Trump administration border wall in Texas’ Big Bend region (opens MyNorthwest)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal court in Texas on Friday issued a ruling temporarily blocking the Trump administration from building a border wall and other infrastructure across the state’s Big Bend region.

  6. KXAN Austin

    Judge halts border barrier construction in Big Bend (opens KXAN Austin)

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    U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardon’s ruling means federal contractors can’t continue construction in the national park or surrounding areas until a lawsuit opposing the work is resolved.

  7. The Hill

    Judge halts contentious border construction in and near Texas’s Big Bend National Park (opens The Hill)

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    A federal judge on Friday halted contentious Trump administration border construction plans in Texas’s Big Bend region. Judge Kathleen Cardone, an appointee of former President George W. Bush, wrote that the administration can’t “build border barrier or related infrastructure, or engage in any const…

  8. Border Report

    Judge halts Big Bend border construction as challenge reaches El Paso federal court (opens Border Report)

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    Opponents of border construction in the Big Bend region brought their fight to federal court Friday, and they came out with a victory that stops work they say threatens private property, wildlife and historic sites along the Rio Grande.

  9. Axios

    Big Bend border wall construction blocked by judge (opens Axios)

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    A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from pursuing border wall construction in the Big Bend region in Texas on Friday The big picture: The construction inside the national park sparked local outrage and environmental concerns, with Friday's decision handing the Department of Homeland Sec…

  10. NOTUS

    Judge Slows Border Wall Construction in Big Bend Sector (opens NOTUS)

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    The order prevents the Trump administration from waiving environmental protections that would allow it to quickly build across a national and state park.

  11. Fox26 Houston

    Big Bend border barrier construction stopped by federal court (opens Fox26 Houston)

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    A federal judge on Friday put a stop to any further construction of a border barrier in the Big Bend region. Judge halts construction in Big Bend while lawsuit plays out U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone's order states the groups challenging construction in Big Bend are "likely to succeed on the …

  12. Triblive

    Judge temporarily blocks border wall construction in Texas’ Big Bend region (opens Triblive)

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    WASHINGTON — A federal court in Texas on Friday issued a ruling temporarily blocking the Trump administration from building a border wall and other infrastructure across the state’s Big Bend region, in a victory for opponents who have pushed back against what has long been a key campaign promise by …

  13. PBS NewsHour

    Judge halts border wall construction in Texas' Big Bend region for now (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    A federal court in Texas on Friday issued a ruling temporarily blocking the Trump administration from building a border wall and other infrastructure across the state's Big Bend region, in a victory for opponents who have pushed back against what has long been a key campaign promise by President Don…

  14. The Guardian

    Federal judge halts Big Bend border wall construction in blow to Trump agenda (opens The Guardian)

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    Plan to install barriers through popular national park sparked outrage from advocates and politicians alike A federal judge has temporarily blocked the Trump administration from expanding the border wall and other security infrastructure across the Big Bend region of west Texas, where contentious pl…

  15. UPI

    Trump's border wall construction blocked in Big Bend National Park (opens UPI)

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    A federal judge on Friday ruled against the Trump administration's plan to construct a border wall in the Big Bend region of Texas.

  16. New York Post

    Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from building border wall in Texas’ Big Bend region (opens New York Post)

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    Judge Kathleen Cardone temporarily blocked the Trump administration from building a border wall across Texas’ Big Bend region.

  17. Breitbart News

    Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Border Wall Construction Across Texas’s Big Bend Sector (opens Breitbart News)

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    A federal judge on Friday halted the Trump administration’s border wall construction across Texas’s Big Bend sector despite federal officials’ warnings that barriers elsewhere could push illegal crossings into the region.

  18. Newsweek

    Trump Suffers Legal Setback As Texas Border Wall Blocked In National Park (opens Newsweek)

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    The ruling halts construction work across the Big Bend sector, including the Big Bend National Park.

  19. Revolver News

  20. Fortune

    Judge temporarily blocks Trump’s border wall in Big Bend region of Texas, citing likelihood of ‘irreparable harm’ and ‘public interest’ (opens Fortune)

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    The court's decision comes just weeks after the administration erected the first border wall panels in the Big Bend sector in mid-September.

  21. Breitbart News

    Federal Judge Pauses Trump's Border Infrastructure Project in Big Bend National Park (opens Breitbart News)

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    United States District Judge Kathleen Cardone issued an emergency injunction blocking the Trump administration from continuing work to construct vehicle barriers, patrol roads, and accompanying lighting in the West Texas Big Bend Sector.

  22. KYMA Yuma

    President Trump’s Big Bend border wall blocked (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    A federal judge on Friday ordered an immediate halt to construction of a border wall in Big Bend National Park, a blow to the Trump administration's plan to line the southern border with steel.

  23. KYMA Yuma

    Trumps Big Bend border wall blocked (opens KYMA Yuma)

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    A federal judge on Friday ordered an immediate halt to construction of a border wall in Big Bend National Park, a blow to the Trump administration's plan to line the southern border with steel.

  24. Texas Standard

    Judge halts Big Bend area border wall construction, use of federal waivers (opens Texas Standard)

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    At a Friday hearing in El Paso, a U.S. District Judge ordered all construction on the Big Bend area border wall project to stop immediately — including in Big Bend...

  25. Mother Jones

    A Federal Judge Slams the Brakes on Big Bend Border Wall Construction (opens Mother Jones)

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    This story was originally published by Inside Climate News and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Federal Judge Kathleen Cardone granted a preliminary injunction Friday to halt construction on the border wall in Texas’ expansive Big Bend sector, including the national and …

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