On June 15, 2026, the six former Big Bend National Park Superintendents and one Former Deputy Superintendent have penned a follow-up to their May open letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Mullin.
The letter was jointly organized by Keep Big Bend Wild and the Coalition to Protect America’s National Parks.
Skip to PDF contentIn our previous letter, we urged you to reject the waiver of federal laws that would allow physical barriers and roads, as well as related border security infrastructure, to be built inside the park in the absence of environmental or cultural compliance or public involvement.
On June 9, 2026, you waived not just those federal laws, but all state and local laws and regulations, and legal requirements deriving from, or related, to the subject of, the federal statutes you summarily overrode.
This was devastating news, though not unexpected.
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