U.S. Customs and Border Protection awarded a $1.7 billion federal contract listed for border wall construction in the Big Bend region, fueling public confusion over the project after a previous assurance from a top agency official that no barriers would be built at the region’s national park. The contract, awarded Monday, is designated “for border […]
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$1.7 billion contract awarded ‘for border wall in Big Bend’ amid public confusion over plans
The contract comes just a week after Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott said the agency would not build a wall in Big Bend National Park.
