The US Supreme Court granted President Donald Trump's emergency appeal in an 8-1 ruling, allowing the construction of border barriers and security infrastructure to resume in the Big Bend region of Texas along the Mexican border. Judge Kitaniji Brown Jackson was the only dissenter, offering no written explanation. The court temporarily lifted a federal judge's order, which states that federal law allows the administration to waive environmental and conservation requirements to speed up the construction of border security. Environmental groups, indigenous rights advocates and local landowners oppose the project, warning of damage to wildlife habitats, protected landscapes and historic sites. The decision is temporary, pending litigation.

The US Supreme Court granted President Donald Trump's emergency appeal in an 8-1 ruling, allowing the construction of border barriers and security infrastructure to resume in the Big Bend region of Texas along the Mexican border. Judge Kitaniji Brown Jackson was the only dissenter, offering no written explanation. The court temporarily lifted a federal judge's order, which states that federal law allows the administration to waive environmental and conservation requirements to speed up the construction of border security. Environmental groups, indigenous rights advocates and local landowners oppose the project, warning of damage to wildlife habitats, protected landscapes and historic sites. The decision is temporary, pending litigation.