Trump administration starts building border wall project in Arizona over tribe’s objections
Summary
The Trump administration has started building a border wall in southern Arizona on land near a Native American tribe's reservation. The Tohono O’odham Nation opposes the construction, claiming it damages sacred sites and involves trespassing, while U.S. Customs and Border Protection says the project will improve border security.Key Facts
- Construction began on a border wall segment in southern Arizona near the Tohono O’odham Nation’s reservation.
- The tribe says the project harms sacred land and that workers are trespassing on tribal property.
- Customs and Border Protection sees the area as a dangerous smuggling route and wants to close security gaps.
- The wall is part of a $46 billion effort to build barriers, vehicle fences, and use technology along the U.S.-Mexico border.
- The Tohono O’odham Nation has about 37,000 members, including many who live in Mexico.
- The tribe sued the federal government to stop the wall, arguing it will harm the land and change tribal boundaries.
- A federal judge ruled that construction on federally owned land in the Roosevelt Reservation can proceed.
- Tribal officials say contractors entered tribal land illegally and were accompanied by armed, masked agents blocking tribal police intervention.
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