Federal officials are trying to seize from the Roman Catholic Church a rugged border mountain topped with a massive statue of Jesus, arguing they need the land to build President Donald Trump's border wall and keep out unauthorized immigrants.
The Cristo Rey monument overlooks the U.S.-Mexico border region March 24 near Sunland Park, N.M.
Workers use cranes and heavy machinery to install iron panels for a new black border wall along the banks of the Rio Grande, north of Ciudad Juárez and across from El Paso, Texas, observed this week. Construction is underway on a stretch of about one kilometer as part of U.S. efforts to reinforce border security; federal officials have said the dark color is intended to absorb more heat from the sun and deter attempts to climb the barrier.
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Tohono O'odham tribal leaders continue to voice opposition to the construction of a physical border wall that would cut through their lands and potentially destroy cultural resources, a warning that
Workers use cranes and heavy machinery to install iron panels for a new black border wall along the banks of the Rio Grande, north of Ciudad Juárez and across from El Paso, Texas, observed this week. Construction is underway on a stretch of about one kilometer as part of U.S. efforts to reinforce border security; federal officials have said the dark color is intended to absorb more heat from the sun and deter attempts to climb the barrier.
Christian Torres/Special to El Paso Times / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
