U.S. border security & enforcement stories

Oct 21, 2026

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to resume Big Bend border wall construction

The Trump administration filed an emergency appeal asking the Supreme Court to lift a lower court's block on building a border wall project through the Big Bend region of Texas.

Oct 21, 20263 sources

Defense Secretary Hegseth approves testing of heat ray weapon at border

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth approved testing of a military-grade heat ray for potential use along the U.S.-Mexico border, a weapon that uses invisible energy beams to produce an intense burning sensation.

Oct 21, 20263 sources

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▪The Trump administration filed an emergency request on October 21, 2026, asking the Supreme Court to lift a lower court injunction halting border wall construction in Texas's Big Bend region
▪Bipartisan Texas lawmakers, cattle ranchers, local law enforcement, and environmentalists protested the Trump administration's Big Bend border wall project after social media posts showed bulldozers arriving at Big Bend National Park
▪U.S. District Judge Kathleen Cardone issued a preliminary injunction blocking border wall construction in the Big Bend Sector, ruling that Homeland Security secretaries Kristi Noem and Markwayne Mullin exceeded their legal authority in issuing environmental-law waivers

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Border enforcement2 Immigration2 Trump administration2 Trump immigration policy2 Federal agencies1 Judiciary1 National security1 Pete Hegseth1 Supreme Court1 Texas1 Trump administration legal battles1 U.S. military1 U.S.-Mexico border1

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