Arizona border wall construction begins amid tribal opposition

Contractors began constructing a section of the border wall in Arizona despite objections from the Tohono O’odham Nation, which says driving on tribal land constitutes trespass and alleges workers were accompanied by armed agents that blocked tribal police from intervening. The CBP defends the project as closing a major smuggling corridor through the desert, and SLSCO Ltd. is building the segment with DHS funding while the tribe pursues further legal action. No confrontations have been reported yet.