Indigenous Peoples and Human Rights

September 14, 2026

'Jaguars' Arrested on the Border at the Tree Sit

Screenshot from video Censored News

Land Defenders on the Arizona border stopping construction of the double border wall were arrested at the tree sit in Lochiel today, protecting an old growth cottonwood and the natural world.

"See you guys later. We'll be back!" called out one of the 'endangered species' arrested on the border today, at the tree sit in Lochiel, east of Nogales. The jaguars won't be able to find their mates if this double border wall goes up. Power to the jaguars. -- Censored News

Statement by Land Defenders at Lochiel, Censored News, September 14, 2026


LOCHIEL, Arizona -- Three land defenders were arrested after construction was halted for a fifteen mile radius along the Arizona-Mexico border. Resistance to Trump’s double border wall is growing in the borderlands. We are fighting for life, self determination and freedom of movement for all living beings. If you share these convictions you’re invited to join the fight at Camp O:Shad in Lochiel, Arizona.

Screenshot from video by Censored News

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Endangered species being arrested. Screenshot from video by Censored News
"We're endangered species. We're going to go extinct if we can't find our mates."
"This is jaguar country."

Tres defensores de la tierra fueron detenidos tras parar la construcción del muro fronterizo entre Arizona y México a lo largo de 24 kilómetros. La resistencia al muro doble de Trump está aumentando en todo el territorio. Estamos luchando por la vida, la auto-determinación y la libertad de movimiento para todxs lxs seres vivxs. Si compartes estas creencias, te invitamos a unirte a la lucha en Camp O:Shad en Lochiel, AZ.

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