Judge refuses to block Trump administration from building border wall along tribe’s reservation
Summary
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., refused to stop the Trump administration from building 62 miles of the border wall on part of the Tohono O’odham Nation’s reservation in Arizona. The judge ruled that the tribe did not prove the wall would illegally change its land boundaries and that the government’s interest in border security takes priority.Key Facts
- The judge is U.S. District Judge Richard Leon.
- The construction affects 62 miles along the U.S.-Mexico border on the Tohono O’odham reservation.
- The Tohono O’odham Nation has about 37,000 members, some living in Mexico.
- The tribe argued the wall would harm sacred sites, disrupt family ties, and damage plants and animals.
- The judge said there is no clear legal precedent for stopping the wall in this case.
- The "Roosevelt Reservation," a 60-foot-wide government buffer zone created in 1907 along the border, was mentioned during the case.
- The tribe’s request for an injunction (a court order to stop work) was denied.
- The judge emphasized the government’s need to secure the border and enforce immigration laws outweighs the tribe’s concerns at this time.
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