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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Ayden Runnels

Big Bend border wall plans canceled for national park after backlash, Border Patrol commissioner says

Plans to build portions of the border wall in Big Bend National Park are off after bipartisan backlash over the proposed construction, a top U.S. Customs and Border Patrol official told the Washington Examiner.

CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott said the Trump administration was no longer planning to construct the wall within the national park following pushback from residents, the Examiner reported this week.

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