Trump Administration Asks Supreme Court to Allow Border Wall Construction NYT - Home Page By: Abbie VanSickle 21 October 2026 at 21:21 A lower court judge had halted the administrationβs plan to erect hundreds of miles of barriers in the Big Bend region of Texas. Β© Ronaldo Schemidt/Agence France-Presse β Getty ImagesPeople protest the plans by President Donald Trumpβs administration to build a section of the border wall at the Big Bend National Park, in Study Butte, Texas, in August.