# Trump’s top border official defends Big Bend border wall plan despite mounting opposition

- Source: Guardian World
- Published: 2026-10-23T12:18:25+00:00
- Category: World
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/23/trump-border-official-big-bend-border-wall
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/trump-s-top-border-official-defends-big-bend-border-wall-plan-despite--f1b3ea/

CBP commissioner Rodney Scott says $46bn Texas project is justified amid court-ordered pause on wall’s construction The Trump administration’s top border official defended plans to build a wall and other infrastructure in the Big Bend of Texas despite mounting opposition against the project and a court-ordered pause on construction, saying his goal of fortifying the country’s borders was “non-nego

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