Originally posted May 27, 2026
Since February, there’s been uncertainty about whether the Department of Homeland Security would build a wall through stretches of the Big Bend region of West Texas.
In particular, as part of its “holistic approach” to increasing border security, would Customs and Border Protection build a border wall through the region’s biggest draw, Big Bend National Park? The very same park that’s known for being both remote and the dominance of its massive cliff faces towering over the Rio Grande.
Then, earlier this month, the DHS indicated its plans to build various infrastructure in the region by contracting a construction company and waiving a number of laws that call for public comment and environmental review.
Those confirmations led seven former superintendents and deputies of Big Bend National Park to write a letter to the new Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin expressing their opposition to the plan.
Read the full article at Deseret News.
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