CBP halts Big Bend National Park border construction
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Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Commissioner Rodney Scott said he would halt construction activity in Big Bend National Park as efforts to erect a border barrier have been met with bipartisan pushback.
In a video posted to social media on Monday, Scott said, “Last night I put a pause on all activity in that park as far as construction goes until I can get down there and do a personal evaluation.”
He said he would speak with “stakeholders,” including local law enforcement. His post on X also said that construction would be paused while he conducts “a personal, on-the-ground evaluation.”
Crews have recently started construction activity in the national park, which is located in Texas. CBP said recently that it was planning to construct “limited” vehicle barriers instead of a previously planned 30-foot wall in the national park.
The new plans also involve an access road and installing detection technology, Scott said last week.
However, the construction still prompted pushback, including concerns about local flora and fauna as well as the tourist economy.
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