Tag Archives: border wall
Field Notes from Santa Ana
A visit to the crown jewel of the national wildlife refuge system, now under threat from Trump's wall, reveals a harsh landscape teeming with life.
Field Notes from Santa Ana A visit to the crown jewel of the national wildlife refuge system, now under threat from Trump’s wall, reveals a harsh landscap...Read More
National Butterfly Center to Sue Over Construction of Trump’s Border Wall
In a letter sent Wednesday, the center alleges that the Department of Homeland Security has violated private property rights and the Endangered Species Act.
Eugenio del Bosque Gomez/Flickr: Gage Skidmore The National Butterfly Center in South Texas sent a certified letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS)...Read More
Santa Ana’s Last Stand?
Wildlife biologist Ken Merritt lost his job trying to save the Santa Ana National Wildlife Refuge a decade ago. Now the “jewel” of the national wildlife refuge system is under threat again.
Ken Merritt, 65, knows what it’s like to stand between a threatened wildlife habitat and a border wall. In 2007, the Bush administration wanted to construct a...Read More
National Butterfly Center Founder: Trump’s Border Wall Prep ‘Trampling on Private Property Rights’
Staff discovered workers with chainsaws on the center's private sanctuary clearing the way for Trump’s border wall in South Texas.
On July 20, Jeffrey Glassberg discovered that the Trump administration planned to build a wall through the National Butterfly Center in South Texas — a 100-ac...Read More
Trump Administration Preparing Texas Wildlife Refuge for First Border Wall Segment
If the levee wall is constructed, it will essentially destroy the refuge, a federal official told the Observer.
For at least six months, private contractors and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials have been quietly preparing to build the first piece of Pres...Read More
Prying Eyes: Border Sheriffs to Use Iris-Scanning Tech in Push for ‘Virtual Wall’
New iris-scanning technology used along the U.S.-Mexico border could exacerbate racial profiling.
Before President Trump ever builds his “big, beautiful wall,” there could be a fortified virtual wall at the U.S.-Mexico border bristling with biometric tec...Read More
In Trade War with Mexico, Texas Would Lose the Most
In late January, the White House floated the idea of a 20 percent tax on Mexican imports to fund the construction of Trump’s “big, fat, beautiful wa...Read More
Texas Nonprofit Hopes to Delay Trump’s Wall with Legal Fight
Lawyers from across the country are volunteering to help landowners fight federal condemnation cases.
The Texas Civil Rights Project announced Wednesday that a network of lawyers is ready to assist landowners who stand to lose their property to President Trump...Read More
Cuellar Slams Trump Proposal to Hire Attorneys to Take Land for Border Wall
“This is going to start legal fights and the courtrooms are already overloaded,” the Texas congressman said of a brewing eminent domain battle.
“This is going to start legal fights and the courtrooms are already overloaded,” the Texas congressman said of a brewing eminent domain battle....Read More