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Scott Defends the Big Bend Border Wall Plans in an AP Exclusive

October 23, 2026 · Associated Press · 0:01:55

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What happened

The Associated Press published its exclusive interview with Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott on October 23, 2026, in which the Commissioner defends the administration’s plans to build a wall and other infrastructure across the southern border, including the Big Bend region of Texas, despite a court setback, according to the AP. The AP segment is the Commissioner’s on-camera answer on the Big Bend project — the border-wall build in one of its most contested stretches — as the agency’s construction program faces legal challenge.

Why it matters

Big Bend is where Scott’s border-infrastructure program meets its hardest terrain and its court fight: the Commissioner defending the plans personally, on the record, is the agency’s position as the litigation proceeds — a live item on the border scoreboard this site tracks.

Scoreboard watch

This is a candidate item for the weekly scoreboard: Commissioner Scott’s October 23, 2026 defense of the Big Bend border wall plans, as stated to the Associated Press, to be checked against the court proceedings and the construction record.

Sources: Associated Press, “Trump’s border chief defends wall plans in Texas’ Big Bend despite a court setback: AP Exclusive” (published October 23, 2026, embedded above). Subject as described by the Associated Press.