AXIOS (Brittany Gibson) - Trump officials sue Catholic diocese in bid to seize land for border wall
A holy site home to a 29-foot-tall limestone statue of Jesus Christ is in the crosshairs of President Trump's border wall construction plans. Why it matters: The Trump administration is now suing a Catholic diocese to seize church land at the base of the holy site at Mount Cristo Rey, New Mexico, making it the latest hot spot of local resistance to border wall construction. Driving the news: Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin initiated the lawsuit against the Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces, according to a complaint filed last week and first reported by Bloomberg. - The Trump administration is seeking to use eminent domain to take about 14 acres of land from the Catholic Church in Dona Ana County, New Mexico. - Officials…
A holy site home to a 29-foot-tall limestone statue of Jesus Christ is in the crosshairs of President Trump's border wall construction plans. Why it matters: The Trump administration is now suing a Catholic diocese to seize church land at the base of the holy site at Mount Cristo Rey, New Mexico, making it the latest hot spot of local resistance to border wall construction. Driving the news: Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin initiated the lawsuit against the Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces, according to a complaint filed last week and first reported by Bloomberg. - The Trump administration is seeking to use eminent domain to take about 14 acres of land from the Catholic Church in Dona Ana County, New Mexico. - Officials…Open