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Judge refuses to block Trump administration from building border wall along tribe's reservation

Headline from Border Report

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge refused on Friday to block the Trump administration from taking steps to build 62 miles of international border wall along part of a Native American tribe's reservation without its consent. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon in Washington, D.C.

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  1. Courthouse News Service

    Federal judge denies Tohono O’odham Nation bid to block border construction (opens Courthouse News Service)

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    The George W. Bush appointee found a 60-foot “public reservation” created by Theodore Roosevelt on the U.S.-Mexico border was enough to allow construction and avoid altering the Nation’s boundaries.

  2. Border Report

    Judge refuses to block Trump administration from building border wall along tribe's reservation (opens Border Report)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge refused on Friday to block the Trump administration from taking steps to build 62 miles of international border wall along part of a Native American tribe's reservation without its consent. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon in Washington, D.C.

  3. Just the News

    Judge rejects attempt to halt Trump from building border wall along tribe’s reservation (opens Just the News)

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    U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled Friday that the tribe had not shown that construction would unlawfully change the boundaries of its 2.8-million-acre reservation or amount to an illegal trespass.

  4. Newsweek

    Trump Scores Border Wall Legal Win: Map Shows Impacted Area (opens Newsweek)

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    A federal judge rejected The Tohono O'odham Nation's request to block construction of a 62-mile border wall in southern Arizona.

  5. Washington Examiner

    Judge refuses to halt Trump plan to build border wall along tribal lands (opens Washington Examiner)

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    A federal judge for the District Court of the District of Columbia sided with the Trump administration by shutting down a request from a Native American tribal nation to block the southern border wall from spanning across their territory. U.S. District Judge Richard J.

  6. Arizona Capitol Times

    Judge denies Arizona Tohono O’odham request to halt border wall construction (opens Arizona Capitol Times)

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    A federal judge allowed the construction of 62 miler of new border wall to proceed along the Tohono O’odham Nation’s southern boundary with Mexico. The post Judge denies Arizona Tohono O’odham request to halt border wall construction first appeared on Arizona Capitol Times .

  7. Fox News

    Federal judge clears path for border wall construction in Arizona (opens Fox News)

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    A federal judge ruled against a Native American tribe's trespassing claims, citing a 1907 proclamation reserving 60 feet of Arizona border land.

  8. Californiaglobe

    Federal Judge Denies Tohono O’odham Bid To Halt 62-Mile Arizona Border Wall (opens Californiaglobe)

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    Court finds federal Roosevelt Reservation likely exists along international boundary; tribe says it is considering further legal action

  9. Blue State Blues News

    Judge Used Century Old Roosevelt Order To Kill Arizona Tribes Border Wall Lawsuit (opens Blue State Blues News)

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    The Tohono O'odham Nation posted No Trespassing signs against the United States government on its own reservation. They demanded federal workers be escorted off tribal land by law enforcement. A federal judge

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