Border chief defends plan for barriers in national park despite pushback from locals: ‘We know the terrain’

Rodney Scott says the controversial project is needed to keep Big Bend National Park ‘safe, secure, and pristine’

As it faces some bipartisan pushback on its construction activities at Big Bend National Park, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is emphasizing that it is placing “limited” barriers rather than building a 30-foot wall in the protected area. “CBP is building one new access road, improving existing roads, installing de

The Trump administration has moved heavy-duty construction equipment into Big Bend National Park and started work on a border security project despite bipartisan concern about damage to the environmentally sensitive area of West Texas.