The Trump administration on Wednesday asked the Supreme Court to allow construction along the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas' Big Bend region.

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to lift lower court's ruling The federal government filed an emergency appeal asking the judges to lift an Oct. 2 decision that halted construction in the region.

In Wednesday's filing, the government argues that a border barrier and roads are needed in the Big Bend sector, saying a 300-mile gap would "act as a dangerous magnet for cartels and other bad actors." The Oct. 2 ruling that halted construction comes from one of the many lawsuits that have challenged construction in the region.