Despite plunging border crossings, Trump administration is circumventing laws to expedite building in a vast, pristine wilderness

The Trump administration is once again bypassing federal environmental laws to speed up work on border barriers and related infrastructure in the Big Bend region of West Texas,…

This latest effort targets an area encompassing the region’s renowned national and state parks

Despite plunging border crossings, Trump administration is circumventing laws to expedite building in a vast, pristine wilderness