Border wall work begins on Tohono O'odham land, igniting tribal objections

Construction has begun on a southern Arizona border-wall segment on the Tohono O'odham Nation within the Roosevelt Reservation, with CBP officers accompanying contractors onto tribal land. The tribe says the work trespasses on sacred land and violates sovereignty, while the government argues the area is a key smuggling corridor and necessary for security. The project, part of a $46 billion plan to erect 30-foot walls, received a court green light to proceed; the tribe is pursuing further legal action as construction continues.