- 1The Supreme Court on Monday granted the Trump administration's emergency request to lift an October injunction on Big Bend border construction.
- 2The Guardian reports Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the only dissenter in the unsigned, five-page ruling.
- 3ABC News reports the court ruled 8-1 that the government is "exceedingly likely to prevail" on jurisdiction.
- 4The Guardian reports plans for more than 300 miles of six-foot-tall vehicle barriers and supporting roads.
The Supreme Court has allowed the Trump administration to continue building a Big Bend border wall section in Texas, including parts of Big Bend National Park, according to the Guardian, Al Jazeera and ABC News. The court granted the government's emergency request on Monday to lift a lower court's injunction, which had paused construction in October.
The order lets construction continue in a region that includes Big Bend National Park. Opponents cited in the sources include conservationists, local officials and some Republicans.
What the court said
The Guardian describes the ruling as unsigned and five pages long, with Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson the only dissenter. ABC News reports the court ruled 8-1 that the government "is exceedingly likely to prevail" on its argument that the district court lacked jurisdiction to issue the injunction.
The justices wrote, as quoted by the Guardian, that Congress's immigration law "reflects a clear preference for expeditious border construction over the very harms respondents assert." They added that the government's interest outweighs the "aesthetic, recreational, and environmental harm" the plaintiffs allege. The plaintiffs include the Center for Biological Diversity, a Big Bend river guide and a church preservation group.
The administration's plan and the opposition
The Guardian reports the administration plans more than 300 miles of six-foot-tall vehicle barriers and supporting roads, relying on a 1996 law. ABC News reports, citing the administration's plans, that the work will include physical walls, access roads and vehicle barriers. Al Jazeera reports the administration calls the area an artery for irregular crossings and drug trafficking, while conservationists, local officials and some Republicans oppose the plan.
ABC News describes its report as a developing story. The sources do not say when construction will resume, and the Department of Homeland Security's response is not included in them.
- Planned vehicle barriers and supporting roads, per the Guardian
- more than 300 miles
- Ruling as reported by ABC News
- 8-1
Reported from 4 published sources (the Guardian, PBS News, Al Jazeera, ABC News). Facts, figures and quotes come only from those sources. Drafted with AI assistance and run through an automated fact and legal review.
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