Tohono O’odham Nation Sues DHS over Planned Border Wall Construction

Tohono O’odham sue DHS over border wall that would divide tribe

WASHINGTON – The Tohono O’odham Nation sued DHS to block a border wall across its Arizona reservation, arguing it would violate tribal sovereignty, disrupt cross-border communities and ignore existing security measures.

Legal fight brewing over secondary border fence on tribal land between Yuma-Tucson

A new legal battle is taking shape along the U.S.-Mexico border over a secondary border fence being built in the desert between Yuma and Tucson.

Tribe asks judge to halt DHS border wall plans

PHOENIX – The Tohono O’odham Nation wants a federal judge to immediately halt pending plans by the Department of Homeland Security to build 62 miles of border wall through the reservation.

Tribal nation urges federal judge to block Arizona border wall construction

Key Points: Tohono O’odham Nation seeks to halt border wall construction through reservation Tribe argues 1927 law protects reservation boundaries from being changed by Homeland Security Border wall could disrupt tribal religious practice, environmental stability  The Tohono O’odham Nation wants a federal judge to immediately halt all pending plans by the Department of Homeland Security to build 62 miles of border wall through its reservation…

Tribe asks judge to stop border wall construction

The Tohono O'odham Nation seeks an injunction blocking border wall construction, arguing the project violates federal law, tribal sovereignty and cultural protections.

Native nation says border wall disturbs sacred sites. A court will decide what happens next

For more than six years, the Tohono O’odham Nation has battled the Department of Homeland Security over its efforts to build a border wall between Arizona and Mexico. Now, the Nation is filing a lawsuit and seeking an injunction against the department in hopes of halting the project, part of President Donald Trump’s long-promised barricade along the southern border.  “The Nation has been forced to take this action now because in the coming weeks…