Updated November 9, 2026: The U.S. Supreme Court temporarily stayed the lower court’s preliminary injunction that had halted federal border-barrier work in the Big Bend region. The order allows the government to resume construction while its appeal proceeds; it does not decide the underlying legal dispute or finally resolve the case.

The unsigned order was issued 8–1, according to the Texas Tribune and Reuters; Justice Sonia Sotomayor dissented. The Supreme Court docket identifies the matter as Mullin v. Friends of the Ruidosa Church.

Sources: [U.S. Supreme Court order, Nov. 9](supremecourt.gov source ↗); [Texas Tribune](texastribune.org source ↗); [Reuters](investing.com source ↗).