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

KJZZ | By Alisa Reznick
Published October 19, 2026 at 4:45 AM EDT

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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