PoliticsTrump’s dumb border wall

The Department of Homeland Security has revived construction of Trump’s wall across remote areas of Texas, Arizona, and Tohono O’odham Nation lands, waiving environmental laws in the process. In Arizona, activists are occupying a centuries-old cottonwood tree threatened by the work. The article argues that the physical wall is environmentally destructive and unnecessary alongside an already extensive surveillance network and record-low southwestern border encounters.

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TThe Verge★★★☆☆2026-08-17 16:30Original