Supreme Court paves way for Trump to build a section of his border wall in the Big Bend area of Texas

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday allowed President Donald Trump to move forward with construction of his border wall in the remote Big Bend region of southwest Texas.

Construction there had been challenged by an environmental group and locals who say it would damage the environment and historic sites.

The justices blocked an injunction imposed by a federal judge in Texas that had blocked construction while litigation continues.

In a five-page unsigned decision, the court said that the federal judge who ruled on the issue had no authority to do so, adding that the Trump administration was “extremely likely to prevail” on that point.

The government, the court added, has “compelling interests” when a challenged policy involves border security.

Of the nine justices, only liberal Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson dissented.

The segment of the border adjacent to the Rio Grande is sparsely populated, with the Trump administration saying 89,000 people have been detained trying to enter the United States there in recent years.

The move was challenged by the Center for Biological Diversity, an environmental organization; Friends of the Ruidosa Church, a nonprofit group dedicated to restoring a historic church in the area; and Danny Miller, a river guide…

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