Big Bend Wall Reaches Supreme Court
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to let Big Bend border wall construction resume.
October 22, 2026 · Updated Oct 22, 10:05am ET
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What happened
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to lift a lower-court order and let border-wall construction resume in Texas’s Big Bend region. U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone
Kathleen CardoneUnited States federal judge had barred the Department of Homeland Security from construction or other ground-disturbing work there after groups challenged the plan. The fight centers on federal waivers of environmental and other laws: the administration says a 1996 law allows them for high-entry border areas and Big Bend qualifies, while challengers say it does not. The administration cited more than 89,000 apprehensions from fiscal years 2021 through 2025. Challengers and Cardone point to Big Bend’s comparatively low illegal-entry rate. The emergency request remains pending.
How the left told it
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How the right told it
Right-leaning outlets framed the case as a fight over Congress’s border-building powers, not only a dispute over one sector. RedState emphasized the administration’s view that Congress gave the homeland security secretary broad waiver power for barriers in high-entry areas. Breitbart News cited the government’s warning that gaps could funnel illegal crossings and cartel activity into Big Bend.
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