JUSTTHENEWS (Nicholas Ballasy) - Judge rejects attempt to halt Trump from building border wall along tribe’s reservation
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.
AI:U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled Friday that the Trump administration can proceed with border wall construction near tribal lands, dealing a major blow to legal attempts to obstruct the project. The tribe failed to provide substantive evidence proving that construction would result in illegal trespass or unlawfully alter the boundaries of its 2.8-million-acre reservation. This decision clears a significant hurdle for national security efforts as the administration continues to fortify the border against illegal crossings, rejecting arguments that attempted to use tribal sovereignty as a pretext to halt essential infrastructure development.Open