Trump Admin Pauses Border Wall in Big Bend Park

0:00The Trump administration just hit pause on building a massive border wall through Big Ben National Park in West Texas, right before a big protest, plan for Saturday. Back in February, they waved a bunch of environmental laws to push forward a 150-mile stretch of 30-foot tall barrier in that. Rugged area, earlier this week, things shifted after months of pushback. The original plan faced heat from all sides, but now it looks like they're dialing it back big time. Local folks and leaders jumped in hard against it. A group called Save Big Ben formed up, pulling together a coalition across party lines. They're rallying at the Texas capital, South Steps, at 4 p.m. on Saturday, and they've got a petition blowing up on Change.org too. Even shares from the region, Republicans and Democrats alike, sent an open letter in early March, saying a physical wall just ain't the smart play. For security there, check the latest from U.S. Customs and Border Protection's Smart Wall Map.

1:00It now lists the Big Ben project as technology only, focused on detection tech instead of concrete and steel. No word yet on if that gear's actually deployed. With the rally heating up tomorrow, eyes they glued on whether this text switch sticks, or if the wall talk revives down the line. I'm Corey with The Story, that's your El Paso News Today update, AI powered and always on.