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Trump administration starts building border wall in Arizona over tribe's objections
Tribal officials say about 20 border agents and contractors entered the land as the administration advances a $46 billion wall plan.
- On Tuesday, the Trump administration began border wall construction in Arizona on land belonging to The Tohono O'odham Nation, deploying about 20 Customs and Border Protection officers with contractors to the site.
- District Judge Richard Leon in Washington, D.C., an appointee of former President George W. Bush, ruled in favor of the government, permitting construction within the 60-foot-wide Roosevelt Reservation.
- Tribal officials argue contractors are trespassing and desecrating sacred sites, while armed, masked CBP agents established a vehicle blockade to prevent Tribal police from removing workers from three locations.
- CBP Commissioner Rodney Scott defended the project, stating it will close "one of the most dangerous smuggling and trafficking corridors" on the Southwest border, which has facilitated drug loads and cartel activity.
- Texas-Based SLSCO Ltd. continues work on the 30-foot steel wall, supported by over $390 million in funding from the Department of Homeland Security since 2023.
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