Trump Scores Border Wall Legal Win: Map Shows Impacted Area
A federal judge rejected The Tohono O'odham Nation's request to block construction of a 62-mile border wall in southern Arizona.
U.S. District Judge Richard Leon denied a request by the Tohono Oodham Nation to halt construction of the border wall along a 62-mile stretch of their reservation on the Arizona-Mexico border. The tribe argues that the project would damage sacred sites, interfere with religious practices, and separate communities. Judge Leon ruled that the government's interests in border security and public safety outweigh the tribe's claims.
The Tohono Oodham Nation, with a reservation of 2.8 million acres, has long opposed the border wall and has worked with the U.S. government on border security initiatives in the past.
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