Texas landowners resist Trump's border wall construction
In Big Bend County in the US state of Texas, more than 200 landowners have joined forces against continued construction of the wall on the US-Mexico border. Some of them are prepared to fight the project in court.
Construction of fortifications on the US-Mexico border in the state of Texas has run into strong resistance from landowners whose land is needed for the new sections. In Big Bend County, more than 200 landowners have united against the building work, and some of them are ready to take the fight to court.
The project is still unfinished
Building the border wall between the United States and Mexico began as early as during Donald Trump's first presidency. The project has nevertheless not been completed, and its continuation in Texas now affects people who own land where the planned fortifications would be built.
What this means
The landowners' alliance shows that extending the wall in Texas could drag on and end up in the courts. The source does not specify what legal proceedings might begin or how soon.
