S. Ct. Suspends District Court’s Injunction Blocking Border Barrier Building

The Supreme Court has temporarily lifted a district court injunction that had halted planned border barrier construction in Texas. It said the government is likely to succeed in arguing that the district court lacked jurisdiction, because the challengers’ major-questions claim alleged that the Secretary of Homeland Security exceeded statutory authority rather than violated the Constitution.

The case concerns a project in the Big Bend Sector, which the government designated an area of high illegal entry, and waivers of environmental and conservation laws to speed construction. The district court issued its injunction on 2 October 2026, finding the challengers’ claim likely to succeed; the Supreme Court’s stay allows construction to proceed while the case continues. The supplied article text ends before the opinion’s full discussion.