Judge refuses to block Trump administration from building border wall along tribe's reservation
Summary
A federal judge denied a request to stop the Trump administration from building 62 miles of border wall on part of the Tohono O’odham Nation’s reservation without the tribe’s permission. The judge ruled the tribe did not prove the wall would legally change its land boundaries or cause greater harm than the government’s interest in border security.Key Facts
- The judge is U.S. District Judge Richard Leon in Washington, D.C.
- The Tohono O’odham Nation asked the court to halt construction on their 2.8-million-acre reservation.
- The reservation borders 62 miles of the Mexico–U.S. border in Arizona.
- Construction could harm sacred sites, disrupt religious practices, and damage natural resources important to the tribe.
- The tribe’s attorneys said the government’s plan to build within a 60-foot-wide border corridor is unrealistic.
- The judge stated border security and immigration enforcement interests outweigh the tribe’s concerns at this time.
- The case involves new legal questions with no clear previous court rulings as a guide.
- The reservation includes many members, some of whom live on both sides of the border.
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