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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rebecca Santana

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to lift halt on Big Bend border wall

Border Wall Land Owners Photo Essay - (Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to let it resume building a border wall project through the Big Bend region of Texas.

The government filed an emergency appeal asking the justices to lift a lower court decision halting construction. That ruling marked a setback to one of President Donald Trump's signature projects.

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