On August 31, 2026, Omar García Harfuch, head of the Secretaría de Seguridad y Protección Ciudadana (SSPC), announced the interception of 210 firearms in Sabinas Hidalgo, Nuevo Leon, Mexico. ^[1] Chief Justice John Roberts dissented from the Supreme Court's decision, writing that the ongoing construction was 'likely unlawful.' ^[2] The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 5-4 to allow construction to proceed on a new $400 million White House ballroom, reversing lower court injunctions that had paused aboveground work. ^[3] The Supreme Court permitted the White House ballroom construction to continue during ongoing legal disputes, with a 5-4 conservative majority ruling the work could proceed. ^[4] On September 1, 2026, survivors of the February 6, 2023 earthquakes gathered at the Supreme Court in Turkey to protest the lack of justice. ^[5] During the administration of President Claudia Sheinbaum Pardo, which began in October 2024, more than 30,000 firearms have been seized in Mexico. ^[6] Omar García Harfuch stated that more than 80% of the over 30,000 weapons seized since the current administration began originated from the United States. ^[7] The firearms were intercepted on the Nuevo Laredo-Monterrey highway, approximately 100 kilometers north of Monterrey, and originated from Texas, United States. ^[8] Roberts was joined by the court's three liberal justicess in opposition to the majority's ruling. ^[9] The Supreme Court majority threw out the challenge brought by the National Trust for Historic Preservation on procedural grounds. ^[10] The project was promoted by President Donald Trump and involves works on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington DC. ^[11] Supreme Court justices stated that heritage defense groups challenging the construction of the 90,000-square-foot ballroom lacked legal grounds. ^[12]