# Trump pauses controversial border construction in Texas national park

https://mins.news/en/item/24634

- France 24, 2026-08-18 00:20 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/americas/20260818-trump-pauses-controversial-border-construction-in-texas-national-park

> The Trump administration paused construction of a controversial border project in Texas’s Big Bend National Park on Monday. The Customs and Border Protection chief visited the area to assess the plans amid fierce bipartisan opposition over their possible impact on the remote landscape.

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