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The Trump administration starts building the border wall in the Big Bend region of Texas

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September 18th, 2026

The Trump administration starts building the border wall in the Big Bend region of Texas

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The Trump administration has started building the border wall in West Texas.

La administración Trump ha empezado a construir el muro fronterizo en el oeste de Texas.

It is in the Big Bend region.

Es en la región de Big Bend.

It is the first major work in an area where the government's plans have met strong opposition.

Es la primera obra importante en un área donde los planes del gobierno han encontrado fuerte oposición.

The construction is part of a $46 billion plan.

La construcción forma parte de un plan de 46 mil millones de dólares.

The plan aims to cover the border with walls, barriers, roads and technology.

El plan quiere cubrir la frontera con muros, barreras, caminos y tecnología.

Customs and Border Protection (CBP) said workers are putting up panels on a 47-mile stretch.

Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (CBP) dijo que se están instalando paneles en un tramo de 47 millas.

That stretch is in Hudspeth County and is known as Big Bend 1.

Ese tramo está en el condado de Hudspeth y se conoce como Big Bend 1.

The agency said the first panels were put in place on September 15.

La agencia afirmó que los primeros paneles se colocaron el 15 de septiembre.

The Big Bend region has five project areas.

La región de Big Bend tiene cinco áreas de proyecto.

It stretches about 500 miles, from south of El Paso to Lake Amistad.

Se extiende unas 500 millas, desde el sur de El Paso hasta el lago Amistad.

CBP also said it builds an average of 12 miles of barriers each week.

CBP también dijo que construye un promedio de 12 millas de barreras por semana.

This is happening along the 2,000-mile border with Mexico.

Esto ocurre a lo largo de la frontera de 2,000 millas con México.

According to the agency, 200 miles of new barriers have already been built.

Según la agencia, ya se han construido 200 millas de nuevas barreras.

This has happened since Trump's second term began.

Esto pasó desde que comenzó el segundo mandato de Trump.

That pace is twice the one the agency's head, Rodney Scott, mentioned earlier this year.

Ese ritmo es el doble del que citó el jefe de la agencia, Rodney Scott, a principios de este año.

In the region, CBP faces opposition from landowners and environmental groups.

En la región, CBP enfrenta la oposición de propietarios y grupos ambientalistas.

Business owners and ranchers also oppose it.

También se oponen dueños de negocios y rancheros.

They say the remote area does not have a lot of illegal immigration.

Ellos dicen que la zona remota no tiene alto tráfico de inmigración ilegal.

Clara Benson, from the No Border Wall Coalition of Big Bend, said they will keep fighting the plans.

Clara Benson, de la Coalición No al Muro de Big Bend, dijo que seguirán luchando contra los planes.

This week, landowners and others filed a lawsuit to stop the administration's plans.

Esta semana, propietarios y otros presentaron una demanda para detener los planes de la administración.

September 18th, 2026

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The Trump administration starts building the border wall in the Big Bend region of Texas

The Trump administration starts building the border wall in the Big Bend region of Texas

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