#CulturalGenocide on a day that celebrates #Genocide! Way to commemorate #IndigenousPeoplesDay, eh, #USGovt?
Judge rejects emergency request to halt border wall work on O’odham Nation
Court denies move to halt Trump admin construction set to start #ColumbusDay along Mexico border of Southern Az reservation
Paul Ingram, Posted Oct 8, 2026
"A federal judge rejected the #TohonoOodhamNation 's injunction request Thursday, allowing the #Trump administration to begin removing #saguaros and #ocotillos in the path of #BorderWall construction in #Arizona early next week.
"On Monday, Riyaz A. Kanji, an attorney for the #TohonoOodham Nation, filed an emergency motion asking the Washington D.C court to intervene because the case has moved to the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals and they have said they will not listen to arguments until later this year. The appellate court asked attorneys representing the Department of Homeland Security to file motions by Oct. 15 with replies from the tribe scheduled for Oct. 22.
"However, #DHS officials have said they intend to 'commence significant activity on the reservation in furtherance of his border project' on Monday, Oct. 12. This will include the removal of thousands of saguaros and ocotillo that stand in the path of the construction project, Kanji wrote. 'The destruction of massive numbers of #SaguaroCacti that will commence early next week absent intervention by this court constitutes quintessential irreparable harm.' "
#IndigenousNews #IndigenousSovereignty #TohonoOodham #USPol #Mexico #BorderPatrol #ProtectTheSacred #CulturalErasure #LochielAZ #Sonora #DefundDHS #NoBorderwall #Resistance
#ResistanceIsFertile #TrumpsWall #TribalSovereignty #NoBorders
