Supreme Court says border wall construction can continue in west Texas

November 9, 2026 · 9:47 pm 3 sources

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• Supreme Court says border wall construction can continue in west Texas
  NPR · November 9, 2026 21:47
  The Trump administration filed an emergency relief request with the high court earlier in October asking for the construction to continue while a lawsuit over the plan moves forward.
• US supreme court clears way for Trump’s border wall in Texas’s Big Bend
  The Guardian · November 9, 2026 23:48
  Ruling said law enacted by Congress reflects preference for border control over environmental and recreational harm The US supreme court has allowed Donald Trump to continue his administration’s construction of a border wall in Texas’s Big Bend region, including parts of Big Bend national park. In…

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• US Supreme Court allows border wall in Big Bend National Park to proceed
  Al Jazeera · November 9, 2026 23:15
  Lawsuit had sought to block border wall construction in national park by targeting waivers that sidestep protections.