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CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott told the Associated Press that the project carries a price tag of $46 billion. He added that the agency is constructing about 19 kilometres of barrier each week and expects the main wall to be finished by the end of the second Trump term."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"A federal judge issued an order halting any construction that would affect Big Bend National Park, citing a high likelihood of irreparable harm to the park and to plaintiffs. The pause applies to all work within the park boundaries, and the government has asked the Supreme Court to lift the order."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Scott argued that the border in Big Bend cannot rely on natural features alone and that a lack of wall would allow illegal crossings to surge. He said the agency’s top priority is to know who and what enters the United States, describing that goal as \"non‑negotiable\". 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