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Conflict & Security · United StatesBorder Patrol removes protesters, topples Arizona 'grandmother' tree
U.S. Border Patrol agents removed protesters and toppled a century-old cottonwood tree in Lochiel, Arizona, to make way for border wall construction. At least a dozen demonstrators were arrested during the operation.
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Conflict & Security · United StatesUS Army tests laser tech against cartel drones at Mexico border
The U.S. Army is testing counter-drone technology at the U.S.-Mexico border, including laser systems that have downed 11 cartel drones since August. The exercise aims to counter increasing incursions and learn from rapid innovation in drone warfare.
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Politics · United StatesTrump wall construction damaged ancient carving, reports say
Construction of the US-Mexico border wall under the Trump administration damaged an ancient ground carving known as the Las Playas intaglio. Researchers estimate the artwork is at least two thousand years older than the first Egyptian pyramid.
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Trump administration begins border infrastructure work in Big Bend National Park
The Trump administration has started building patrol roads, vehicle barriers and surveillance infrastructure in Big Bend National Park, Texas, as part of a border security project. Local residents, officials and environmental groups oppose the work, which began on 6 August, citing low illegal crossing rates and ecological damage.
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Conflict & Security · United StatesUS judge allows border wall segment near Presidio, Texas to proceed
A federal judge in Washington permitted the US Department of Homeland Security to continue building a border wall section using levees near Presidio, Texas. The decision overrides local objections that the construction could cause flooding and violate environmental laws.
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