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U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott said Monday he was “pausing all construction activity” in the West Texas park ahead of a visit to the region this week. Scott’s visit comes after two weeks of public outcry over images of bulldozers and other heavy machinery clearing land in the park.
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Plaintiffs in a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s border plans in the region say they were caught off guard when bulldozers arrived in the national park last week, after the government had earlier agreed to give plaintiffs a 30-day notice before work began.
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