Court clears border wall on Native lands, anchored to 1907 Roosevelt proclamation
A federal judge in Arizona allowed border-wall construction along the Tohono O’odham Nation’s border with Mexico after ruling that a 1907 Theodore Roosevelt proclamation permits federal use of 60 feet of border land, despite tribal concerns it would trespass and shrink the reservation; the ruling comes amid ongoing emphasis on national security and Trump-era claims of strong border controls.