Despite Widespread Opposition, Big Bend Border Barrier Build Begins
Texas Border Barrier Construction Controversy
Texas Border Barrier Construction Controversy
(Jack Beavers, US Border News) - During the week of August 2 to August 9, 2026, U.S. border security and immigration news includes setbacks for opponents of border barriers in West Texas, a nationwide ICE body-camera mandate, and aggressive deportation enforcement targeting migrants previously granted “Temporary Protected Status”.
On August 6, 2026, bulldozers began clearing native vegetation in previously untouched portions of Big Bend National Park, along the Rio Grande in remote West Texas, despite widespread opposition by local and other Texas residents (including mostly GOP Sheriffs of several Texas border counties). Southwest Valley Constructors, a subsidiary of the Kiewit Corporation, has moved from planning to construction under a $1.7 billion contract to build access roads, 17 miles of vehicle barriers, lighting, and other infrastructure in the park…
Bout fuckin time they got back to building the wall and why did they wait so long