Bipartisan Effort Seeks to Halt Big Bend Border Wall
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Big Bend is one of the least-visited U.S. national parks yet draws over 400,000 visitors yearly
The Rio Grande forms Big Bend National Park's entire southern border with Mexico
The U.S. government can seize private land for border wall construction using eminent domain, requiring 'just compensation' under the 5th Amendment
Ranchers near Big Bend risk losing land to border wall eminent domain
Big Bend is the largest sector but sees only ~1% of migrant encounters.
The Big Bend sector covers roughly 165,000 sq miles of Chihuahuan Desert — the largest desert in North America. Its brutal terrain acts as a natural deterrent, fueling debate over whether a wall there is necessary or cost-effective.
Big Bend National Park is larger than Rhode Island!
Established by Congress in 1944, Big Bend covers 801,163 acres along the Rio Grande. It's a UNESCO International Biosphere Reserve and one of the least light-polluted areas in the lower 48 states.