The construction crews and land defenders have moved on. Lochiel remains, but it will never be the same.
Border Wall
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Border wall passes Lochiel and protest encampment disperses
Border wall construction moves westward past Lochiel as activists disband camp.
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Hathaway, Sheriff’s Association spar over law enforcement responsibilities along border
County Sheriff David Hathaway rebuked the Arizona Sheriff’s Association for its criticism of the department’s policing of border-wall protests.
Posted inPRT Newspaper
Tensions remain high at border-wall construction site in San Rafael Valley
Tensions remain high near Lochiel as activists, who refer to themselves as “land protectors,” continue their protest against border-wall construction and Border Patrol agents continue to flex their muscle in the aftermath of Monday’s toppling of the last “grandmother” cottonwood and incursion on the activists’ encampment on private land.
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Three days in Lochiel: Life, death and rebirth
A grandmother tree, an encampment of ‘land defenders,’ a border wall and a sizable force of Border Patrol agents made for a volatile mix this week at the U.S.-Mexico border in Lochiel.
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‘Grandmother’ is no more, but resistance continues
The protest to save the last ‘grandmother’ cottonwood in Lochiel came to an end Monday after Border Patrol agents cleared the way for its removal, but activists say the resistance is only more emboldened.
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A Witness to History: Border Monument 111 speaks to the then and now
A walled-off border monument in the San Rafael Valley speaks to the progression of political, social and cultural norms that have changed since the 1853 Gadsden Purchase.
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Activists schedule ‘Day of Action’ on Oct. 4 in Lochiel as Forest Service issues closure order
Border-wall protests continue in the Lochiel area as the U.S. Forest Service closes off a strip of borderland ‘to protect public health and safety.’
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A love of place that no wall can keep out
Cross-border conservation collaborations between U.S. and Mexican communities remain unbroken.
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Momentum, resistance builds in fight to save Lochiel’s grandmother cottonwood
As construction of the 30-foot-high steel bollard border wall system continues through the San Rafael Valley, a growing group of activists staging a tree-sit to save a “grandmother” cottonwood say they are”not going anywhere.”