Judge Temporarily Blocks Construction of Privately-Funded Border Wall in Texas

New border wall being constructed by We Build the Wall in the El Paso metropolitan area on May 24, 2019. Courtesy of We Build the Wall, Inc.

A Texas judge ordered a temporary halt on the construction of a section of a privately-funded wall on the U.S.-Mexico border, saying that it would cause harm to a nearby butterfly sanctuary.

State District Judge Keno Vasquez of Hidalgo County issued a temporary restraining order (pdf) on Tuesday against the nonprofit, We Build the Wall, to stop construction of the border wall on any land owned by the National Butterfly Center.