The decision was issued by Judge Kathleen Cardone. The order, reported on October 2, 2026, following a Friday decision, temporarily halts the work planned for the Big Bend area.
The order bars the administration from building a border barrier or related infrastructure in the region. It also prohibits construction activities or work involving ground disturbance.
According to the Guardian, Cardone issued the order after a hearing held Friday in El Paso. The newspaper is not an independent source from the other reports provided for this specific detail.
The plans involved work in and near Big Bend National Park. According to the Guardian and The Hill, the work included roads and vehicle barriers; however, the available material does not fully describe the order’s geographic scope.
The project had drawn opposition from local business owners, landowners, public-lands advocates, political figures and regional groups. The objections were also accompanied by local legal action.
The suspension thus temporarily halts an initiative by the Trump administration to expand border infrastructure in the Big Bend region. The available sources do not specify how long the block will last or provide the judge’s full legal reasoning.
The order concerns construction and related activities in the region identified in the filings, but the precise boundaries of the area affected are not detailed in the material provided. The identities of all the plaintiffs also remain unspecified.