March 28, 2022
In a trio of settlements with conservation and tribal groups, the U.S. government has agreed to stop using existing military funds to build the southern border wall and to address environmental and infrastructure damage caused by that project.
February 11, 2022
The federal government told a D.C. federal court it has reached a tentative agreement to end advocacy groups' lawsuit over the diversion of federal funds for the southern border wall and is nearing an agreement with environmental groups and tribes bringing similar claims.
October 09, 2020
Tribal groups of the Kumeyaay Nation argued Friday that a D.C. federal court should block the Trump administration from constructing a border wall along federal land where they say their ancestors are buried, but the judge appeared to have doubts that religious freedom stretched that far.
October 06, 2020
The U.S. government has asked a D.C. federal court to reject a bid by Native American tribes to halt construction of a wall along the southern border as they press ahead with a suit claiming the barrier will prevent them from freely visiting cultural sites.
September 23, 2020
A group of Native American tribes based in San Diego County in California has filed suit in D.C. federal court against the U.S. government over its construction of a wall along the Mexican border, claiming the barrier will prevent them from freely accessing cultural sites on both sides of the border.