Judge halts contentious border construction in and near Texas’s Big Bend national park

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A federal judge halted Trump administration plans for border barriers and related construction in Texas’s Big Bend region, barring ground-disturbing activity there. The ruling found that plaintiffs were likely to prevail in their challenge.

A federal judge on Friday halted contentious Trump administration border construction plans in Texas’s Big Bend region.  Judge Kathleen Cardone, a George W. Bush appointee, wrote that the administration can’t  “build border barrier or related infrastructure, or engage in any construction or ground disturbing activities” in the region. “The Court finds that Plaintiffs are likely…