Trump Administration Starts Building Border Wall Project in Arizona over Tribe's Objections
Tribal leaders say about 20 armed CBP agents escorted contractors doing soil sampling and other pre-construction work at three border sites.
- On Tuesday around 4 a.m., 20 armed U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents escorted contractors onto Tohono O'odham Nation land to begin pre-construction work for a border fence, despite the tribe's posted 'No Trespassing' signs.
- The Trump administration's push to build 30-foot barrier walls across the Nation's 62-mile border segment has sparked conflict; the tribe argues construction threatens sacred sites and violates tribal sovereignty.
- CBP agents deployed a vehicle blockade and SWAT team to protect contractors while preventing tribal police from issuing trespassing citations, which the Nation described as a 'direct violation' of its tribal code.
- Tribal Chairman Verlon M. Jose called the deployment 'deeply disturbing,' warning that these illegal actions jeopardize decades of border security partnership as the tribe consults its legal team for next steps.
- A federal judge permitted construction within a 60-foot Roosevelt Reservation buffer zone, yet acknowledged 'significant uncertainties remain' about the project's impact on tribal land outside that federal strip.
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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…
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.
MichaelSavage.com – Arizona Native-American Tribe Threatens Trespass Charges Against Border Wall Construction Crews
Customs and Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott announced his agency will move forward with a planned 62-mile border infrastructure project, known as the Tucson 5 project, in Arizona. After a federal judge earlier this month denied the Tohono O’odham Nation’s request to halt the project, the tribe now vows to cite contractors for trespassing on…
Masked CBP agents, border-wall contractors enter Tohono O'odham Nation
Tensions are escalating between the Tohono O'odham Nation and U.S. immigration authorities amid the Trump administration's push to build 30-foot-tall border-wall barriers along the Nation's southern boundary with Mexico, despite the tribe's objections.
Tribe alleges US agents 'trespassed' on indigenous land
By Umar FarooqAugust 26, 2026The Tohono O’odham people have sued the US government to stop construction of a border wall through their reservation.An Indigenous tribe located between the United States and Mexico has accused US federal agents and construction workers of illegally trespassing on its land to begin work on a controversial border wall in the state of Arizona. In a statement released on Tuesday, the Tohono O’odham Nation said “approxi…
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