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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nA federal judge has blocked further construction of border barriers in Texas\u2019 Big Bend region after landowners and local groups warned that the planned infrastructure could cut off their access to the Rio Grande and permanently alter the landscape.US District Judge Kathleen Cardone on Friday granted an environmental group’s request for a preliminary injunction, keeping a halt on \u201cground-disturbing activities\u201d in place while a broader legal challenge to the border projects moves through court.At the end of Friday’s hearing, Cardone asked those in the courtroom to remain calm as she read her order from the bench. She found that the plaintiffs were likely to succeed on their constitutional claims challenging the construction.The lawsuit was filed in April by the Center for Biological Diversity on behalf of the Friends of the Ruidosa Church, a nonprofit seeking to preserve a historic church in Presidio County, and Danny William Miller, a Rio Grande river guide and landowner whose property in Redford could be affected by the planned wall.The plaintiffs argue that five contracted border wall projects in the region are unconstitutional on several grounds, including that they violate the separation of powers and deprive citizens of their land.<\/p>\n For residents living along the Texas-Mexico border, the dispute is not limited to where a barrier would be built. They say the infrastructure could change how they use their land and reach the Rio Grande.According to the Big Bend Sentinel, Texas-based news outlet, Miller, who works as a river guide, told the court that having a wall built across his property and losing access to the river would be like \u201ca bullet to the head\u201d.He also argued that the desert landscape, once altered by construction, could not simply be restored.His work as a river guide, he said, would become \u201ca tour of the military industrial complex, rather than a tour of the wilderness.\u201dBill Guerra-Addington, a Hudspeth County resident, similarly warned that a border barrier would effectively destroy his ranch.\u201cThey\u2019re taking the river away from us, and it\u2019s devastating,\u201d he testified.Zeynep Graves, an attorney with the Center for Biological Diversity, argued that the consequences of the construction would extend beyond environmental damage.\u201cThe harm reaches far beyond the landscape itself,\u201d Graves said in closing arguments.The lawsuit documents what the plaintiffs say could be lost if border barrier construction continues along the Rio Grande.<\/p>\n The federal government has defended the need for physical border infrastructure, including in remote areas such as Big Bend.Officials argue that barriers are necessary to achieve what they describe as \u201coperational control\u201d of the border, meaning zero unauthorised border crossings.Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem made the case in a series of waivers that eased contracting requirements across the southwestern border.\u201cSince the President took office, DHS has delivered the most secure border in history,\u201d Noem wrote. \u201cMore can be done, however.\u201dThe government has also raised the possibility that changes in migrant routes could increase pressure on the Big Bend region if barriers are expanded elsewhere along the southern border.CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott has said the agency’s goal includes protecting Big Bend National Park from potential future cartel activity.<\/p>\n The Big Bend sector stretches across a large portion of the Texas-Mexico border and includes both Big Bend National Park and Big Bend Ranch State Park.The region accounts for about a quarter of the length of the US-Mexico border but has historically recorded only between 1% and 3% of migrant apprehensions by US Customs and Border Protection each year.That contrast has become central to opposition against the planned infrastructure.News of the government’s plans for barriers in Big Bend emerged in January 2026. Since then, opposition has grown across the region, bringing together residents from both sides of the political spectrum.The dispute has also pushed the government to modify aspects of its plans for physical border infrastructure, which includes walls, roads, fences, lighting and sensors.The projects involved in the wider programme represent more than $7.5 billion in government contracts.Despite the opposition, construction activity has continued in parts of the region. Contractors have bulldozed new roads in Big Bend National Park after the government waived the Endangered Species Act and National Environmental Policy Act to facilitate what it described as the \u201cexpeditious construction of barriers and roads\u201d along the border.<\/p>\n Friday’s ruling is the latest development in a growing legal fight over the border infrastructure.Six lawsuits have now been filed over the planned Big Bend wall.Earlier this week, a judge rejected a request for a temporary restraining order in a separate case seeking to stop work in and around Big Bend National Park. Construction r.<\/div>\n Texas landowners feared border barriers would cut off access to the Rio Grande; an October 2 court order now blocks construction in the Big Bend sector while the legal challenge continues\/Image: Getty Images A federal judge has blocked further construction of border barriers in Texas\u2019 Big Bend region after landowners and local groups warned that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":32401,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/big-bend-natioal-park.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/big-bend-natioal-park.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/big-bend-natioal-park.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/big-bend-natioal-park.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/big-bend-natioal-park.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/big-bend-natioal-park.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/big-bend-natioal-park.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/big-bend-natioal-park.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/big-bend-natioal-park.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/big-bend-natioal-park.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/big-bend-natioal-park.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/big-bend-natioal-park.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/big-bend-natioal-park.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/big-bend-natioal-park.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"Texas landowners feared border barriers would cut off access to the Rio Grande; 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Government says barriers are needed for border control<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
Why Big Bend has become a flashpoint<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
Six lawsuits challenge Big Bend wall plans<\/b><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n
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