AP Exclusive: Trump’s border chief defends wall plans in Texas’ Big Bend despite a court setback
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Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Rodney Scott is reflected in a window as he speaks with an officer in a border crossing booth during a visit at the Point Roberts port of entry between the United States and Canada, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Point Roberts, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Rodney Scott knocks on a metal obelisk marking a section of the international boundary line between the United States and Canada, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Blaine, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
A portion of border wall is under construction in the Big Bend region, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026, near Sierra Blanca, Texas. (AP Photo/John Locher)
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Rodney Scott, left, listens to Blaine area port director Harmit S. Gill during a visit at the Point Roberts port of entry between the United States and Canada, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Point Roberts, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Rodney Scott, in black and white, walks with officers at Monument Park near Boundary Marker 1, the westernmost point of land on the border between Canada and the United States, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Point Roberts, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
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Commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection Rodney Scott is reflected in a window as he speaks with an officer in a border crossing booth during a visit at the Point Roberts port of entry between the United States and Canada, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026, in Point Roberts, Wash. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)
