Big Bend wall injunction Jordahl explains the ruling

Oct 2

The final segment reports Judge Kathleen Cardone's October 2 preliminary injunction stopping new border walls and roads in Big Bend National Park and nearby areas while the Center for Biological Diversity lawsuit proceeds. It says constitutional claims are likely to succeed, not finally adjudicated. The center's Laiken Jordahl describes the halt as affecting roughly $7 billion in contracts across West Texas and almost one third of the border, while stressing that litigation continues. He criticizes DHS's waiver power, discusses environmental, Indigenous and wildlife impacts and other border resistance, and says a challenge would have to go to the Supreme Court; his predictions about timing and judicial receptiveness remain his assessment. In a final distinct response he condemns the Lochiel cottonwood's removal as emblematic of sacrificing border communities and nature for what he calls security theater under presidents of both parties.

Judge Kathleen Cardone issues a preliminary injunction blocking new border walls and roads in Big Bend National Park and nearby West Texas areas while the Center for Biological Diversity lawsuit proceeds. Democracy Now says the plaintiffs' constitutional claims were judged likely to succeed; no final merits ruling is established. In the October 6 interview, the center's Laiken Jordahl describes the halt as affecting roughly $7 billion in contracts and almost one third of the U.S.–Mexico border across West Texas. He stresses that litigation continues, criticizes DHS waiver power and describes environmental, Indigenous and wildlife stakes. His estimates and assessment of a possible Supreme Court challenge remain attributed.