Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let it build a border wall at Big Bend

The Justice Department filed an emergency request on Wednesday to lift an injunction that halted construction while a lawsuit plays out.

Cost of the project

1.7 US$ billion

The border project in the Big Bend region of West Texas is valued at US$1.7 billion.

A federal judge in El Paso halted work on Oct 2, later finding that the waivers of environmental and historical laws exceeded the authority of the homeland security secretaries.

What's next

The Supreme Court has not yet responded to the request.