Trump administration halts project at Big Bend National Park after backlash

A major Trump administration border project at Texas' Big Bend National Park is on pause amid backlash over land use. Yolanda Alvarado, a regional director for No Big Bend Wall, has more.

Texas Republicans, environmental groups and land owners have raised concerns about the project’s effect on Big Bend National Park.

The $1.7 billion border project, which has faced bipartisan opposition, broke ground earlier this month on public lands that are known for rich biodiversity, including hundreds of species of birds, bobcats, and black bears.

The $1.7 billion border project, which has faced bipartisan opposition, broke ground earlier this month on public lands that are known for rich biodiversity, including hundreds of species of birds, bobcats, and black bears.

The Trump administration says it is temporarily pausing construction of a controversial border construction project in the Big Bend National Park while the head of the agency tasked with building the wall visits Texas to do an "on-the-ground evaluation."

The Trump administration has temporarily halted the controversial construction activity taking place in Big Bend National Park in Texas, after both Republicans and Democrats lambasted the plans to build a border barrier there.  Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott revealed on Monday that he paused al