Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights

August 26, 2026

'NO BORDER WALL' Land Defenders Block Trucks at Tree Sit in Lochiel, Arizona



Blocking the border wall trucks at the Tree Sit in Lochiel, Arizona.
Watch the video to the sounds of 'Wage Against the Machine.'

Land defenders halt the construction of the border wall in a three-mile stretch on Wednesday, near the "Grandmother's Tree," as binational resistance grows to border wall construction, on both sides of the so-called border, the group said in Lochiel, east of Nogales, on August 26, 2026.
"We are putting our bodies on the line."
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NO BORDER WALL
Tree Sit in Lochiel, Ariz., Today, Wed., August 19, 2026

At Grandmother Camp, saving an ancient cottonwood, defenders stand in front of construction trucks at sunrise today. See the new video reports





NO BORDER WALL: Grandmother Camp in Lochiel, Arizona, Expanded to Tree Sit on the Mexico Side

GRANDMOTHER CAMP HAS EXPANDED TO A TREE SIT ON THE MEXICO SIDE.
“From Minnesota to Mexico, resistance is fertile!”


"A defender of Grandmother tree phoned into the celebration for the 55th anniversary of friendship park to discuss what is happening in Southern Arizona and how the defenders of Grandmother tree have stopped border wall construction," Kate Scott said today at the tree sit in Lochiel."

"Friendship park is a binational site sitting directly on the U.S.–Mexico border, split between San Diego, California, and Playas de Tijuana, Baja California. Defending Grandmother isn’t just about protecting an ancient tree, it’s about building a community of land defenders across the whole southern border & beyond. If we can stop construction here, we can do it anywhere!"

"We hope what is happening down here in Lochiel, AZ inspires you to take action in your community,"

Watch the video on Scott's Facebook page: 

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