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Supreme Court lifts injunction halting border wall work near Big Bend

CBS News reports the unsigned order lets border wall construction resume in West Texas while litigation over the project continues.

Published Nov 9, 2026 · 21:53 UTC10 reports

The short version

  • The Supreme Court lifted a preliminary injunction that had halted border wall and infrastructure work in the Big Bend sector.[CBS News]
  • The government says halting construction would disrupt border security, while the Center for Biological Diversity condemned the ruling.[CBS News]
  • Construction inside Big Bend National Park is paused until the end of September, according to CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott.[CBS News]
  • Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said she would have denied the government's request, and the underlying litigation continues.[CBS News]

Key facts

  • The Supreme Court issued an unsigned decision lifting a preliminary injunction that had halted border wall and infrastructure construction in the Big Bend sector.[CBS News]
  • U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone granted the preliminary injunction last month, barring border barriers and related infrastructure in the Big Bend sector.[CBS News]
  • The Supreme Court said the injunction delays construction and impedes the government's interests in border security and integrity.[CBS News]
  • Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson said she would have denied the Justice Department's request for emergency relief.[CBS News]
  • Homeland Security secretaries Kristi Noem and then Markwayne Mullin issued three waivers for Big Bend project areas beginning in February.[CBS News]
  • Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott announced that construction inside Big Bend National Park would be paused until the end of September, in response to backlash.[CBS News]
  • Solicitor General D. John Sauer warned that halting construction would disrupt the government's ability to secure a quarter of the southern border.[CBS News]

What remains uncertain

  • Litigation over the project remains ongoing, and the merits of the underlying challenge have not been resolved.[CBS News]
  • The government has argued that more than 89,000 people were apprehended in the sector from 2021 to 2025, while plaintiffs say Big Bend ranks last among the six other southern border sectors on apprehensions.[CBS News]

Sources

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