JUST IN: Federal Judge Hands President Trump BIG WIN On Border Wall Construction

Just in: Judge Leon denies the Tohono O'odham Nation's bid for a PI that would block the feds from building a border wall on their southern border with Mexico, which they warn will likely require blasting in sacred mountains. More TK @CourthouseNews pic.twitter.com/iHvgbKnsiE

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A federal judge refused to block a border wall spanning 62 miles of Native American reservation lands in southern Arizona.

U.S. District Judge Richard Leon declined the Tohono O’odham Nation’s request for a preliminary injunction on Aug. 14.

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A federal judge refused to block a border wall spanning 62 miles of Native American reservation lands in southern Arizona.

U.S. District Judge Richard Leon declined the Tohono O’odham Nation’s request for a preliminary injunction on Aug. 14.

He ruled that the Roosevelt Reservation, created by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1907, designates public lands within 60 feet of the international boundary and permits construction there.

The tribe argued it held aboriginal title before that reservation existed, but the judge said historical evidence showed otherwise.

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U.S. District Judge Richard Leon in Washington, D.C., denied the Tohono O’odham Nation’s request for a court-ordered halt to border wall construction on its 2.8-million-acre reservation. Leon ruled the tribe hasn’t established that a border wall will change its reservation boundaries without congressional authority.

The judge also rejected the tribe’s claim that the planned border wall would illegally trespass on its reservation.

“And in any event, I find that the Government’s interests in securing the border, enforcing immigration laws, and ensuring public safety outweigh any surviving irreparable harms at this juncture,” Leon wrote.

The tribe released a statement late Friday strongly disagreeing with the decision.

“Too many critical issues were not adequately addressed, such as inevitable impacts construction will have on the Nation’s land and the permanent destruction of sacred sites,” Tohono O’odham Nation Chairman Verlon M. Jose said. “The Nation will consider all possible options for moving forward, as this issue is simply too important to the O’odham.”

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We respect tribal sovereignty but not to the detriment of border security. This wall is getting built. Our authority is beyond dispute. https://t.co/VZEFTLayvi pic.twitter.com/fuCxPwc1u2

— James Percival (@DHSGenCounsel) August 14, 2026

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