Tohono O'odham Tribal Chairman Verlon Jose
Tohono O’odham Nation Chairman Verlon Jose speaks Thursday to reporters at the San Miguel Gate on the Tohono O'odham Nation's border with Mexico. "This wall is a political stunt. There is no real reason why a wall should be built," Jose said. "To the American people, when are you going to wake up and realize this? It's a waste of your money."
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Saguaros marked for removal on Tohono O'odham Nation as tribe fights wallFor Star subscribers: Tohono O'odham Tribal Chairman Verlon Jose says federal border wall construction plan is a violation of tribal sovereignty, costly and unnecessary.
The Tohono O'odham Nation has filed an emergency injunction to stop the removal of thousands of saguaros and other vegetation to construct a border wall that's set to begin Monday, Indigenous Peoples' Day.
