Activists decry the clearing 250-year-old trees for border wall expansion

KJZZ | By Alisa Reznick

Published October 19, 2026 at 2:45 AM MDT

Protesters in Arizona are decrying the removal of 250-year-old cottonwood trees for border wall expansion. This after a judge temporarily halted it in and near Big Bend National Park in Texas.

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