PolicyTuesday, August 4, 2026The Guardian
Protesters occupy 200-year-old tree at US-Mexico border to stop its destruction: ‘She’s our Statue of Liberty’
Protesters in Arizona are conducting a "tree sit" in a 200-year-old cottonwood grove to halt its destruction for the construction of a border wall. The demonstrators view the tree as a symbolic landmark deserving protection, comparable to the Statue of Liberty.
