Customs and Border Protection began construction on a 30-foot steel bollard border wall in Hudspeth County, Texas, part of a broader plan to extend wall construction into the Big Bend region. Over 400 landowners hold Rio Grande frontage property where CBP is seeking construction rights, and more than half have joined a coalition disputing the government's use of eminent domain. The project, funded by $46.5 billion allocated in a recent spending bill, has sparked bipartisan criticism and protests, particularly over plans to build infrastructure in Big Bend National Park.