Trump administration starts building border wall project in Arizona over tribe’s objections

Trump administration starts building border wall project in Arizona over tribe’s objections

PHOENIX (AP) — The Trump administration has begun work on a project to build a stretch of border wall in southern Arizona along part of a Native American tribe’s reservation, pushing ahead with one of its signature projects despite protests from the tribe.

The Tohono O’odham Border Wall Fight Escalates after Denial of Request for Prelim Injunction

In US District Judge Richard Leon’s August 13 decision denying TO’s request for a preliminary injunction to stop construction the border wall on its reservation, he said: While I have concluded that a preliminary injunction is unwarranted, I fully expect the Government in the months ahead to follow through on its guarantees of consultation and cooperation with the Nation to address the Nation’s concerns regarding border wall construction! But T…