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Workers install prefabricated panels as part of the new border wall system construction southwest of Sierra Vista, Ariz., January 15, 2026. The border wall system will include a combination of infrastructure including all-weather access roads. U.S. Customs and Border Protection photo by Jerry Glaser
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Texas Landowners Sue To Block Trump Border Wall Plan In Big Bend

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Conserve Big Bend and dozens of Texas landowners filed a federal lawsuit Monday, September 14, 2026, seeking to block the Trump administration's planned border wall and related infrastructure in the Big Bend region.[1]

The suit asks courts to stop new roads, vehicle barriers, steel bollard walls and surveillance systems proposed for the region and seeks an injunction against construction on private and public lands.[1] The plaintiffs argue the Department of Homeland Security is improperly using a waiver to override environmental and archaeological protections by labeling Big Bend an area of "high illegal entry." PBS News

In August 2026, Customs and Border Protection paused construction-related activity in Big Bend National Park after bulldozers were spotted clearing land.[1] The lawsuit cites Customs and Border Protection figures showing the Big Bend region accounts for about 1% of border arrests despite covering roughly 500 miles of the border.[1]

The contested work is part of a roughly $46 billion Trump administration campaign to line the nearly 2,000-mile southern border with walls, vehicle barriers and detection technology.[1]

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  • On Monday, September 14, 2026, Conserve Big Bend and dozens of landowners filed a lawsuit to block Trump administration border wall and infrastructure plans in the Big Bend region of Texas.
  • The suit argues DHS is misusing statutory authority to waive environmental and archaeological laws by designating Big Bend as an area of 'high illegal entry,' citing CBP figures that the region accounts for about 1% of border arrests despite covering about 500 miles of border.
  • Customs and Border Protection previously paused construction-related activity in Big Bend National Park in August 2026 after bulldozers were spotted clearing land, but broader plans for new roads, barriers and detection technology in the region remain under dispute.
  • The challenged work is part of a $46 billion Trump administration campaign to line the roughly 2,000-mile southern border with steel bollard walls, vehicle barriers and surveillance systems.

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September 14, 2026
5:41 PM
Texas landowners ask courts to block Trump's Big Bend border wall plans
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