Federal Judge Allows DHS Border Wall Construction Through Presidio, Texas Levee

U.S. District Judge Reggie B. Walton denied a request by the Presidio Municipal Development District to block the Department of Homeland Security’s plan to build a segment of the border wall through the town’s levee system. The district argued the project violated the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 and could cause flooding, but DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin had waived the law, a move the judge said defeats the claim of violation.

The ruling permits the wall construction to continue, marking a legal win for the Trump administration’s broader $46 billion border‑wall effort despite opposition from landowners, environmental groups, and Native American tribes who warn of ecological and cultural damage.