Trump’s top border official defends Big Bend border wall plan despite mounting opposition

CBP commissioner Rodney Scott says $46bn Texas project is justified amid court-ordered pause on wall’s constructionThe Trump administration’s top border official defended plans to build a wall and other infrastructure in the Big Bend of Texas despite mounting opposition against the project and a court-ordered pause on construction, saying his goal of fortifying the country’s borders was “non-negotiable”.Rodney Scott, the commissioner of US Customs and Border Protection (CBP), said the $46bn wall

Source: The Guardian (World)