Originally posted by National Parks Traveler.
There’s been a possible change in plans for a border wall through Big Bend National Park, one that could negate the need for an imposing physical structure.
According to former Big Bend Superintendent Bob Krumenaker, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CPB) website now indicates that a “detection” system will be utilized through the park.
“Yesterday, CBP quietly, with no public announcement, made a change to their online map indicating that there is no longer a physical wall planned for Big Bend National Park and Rio Grande Wild & Scenic River immediately downstream,” Krumenaker said Friday morning. “If this is a true reflection of their intent, Keep Big Bend Wild (a nonprofit that advocates for wilderness in the park) and the many allied groups and citizens of Texas and the rest of the country that have been actively opposing this, would be delighted.
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