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Tree nearly as old as US torn down to expand Mexico border wall

Al Jazeera English Al Jazeera English October 7, 2026 at 4:20 AM

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A 200-year-old cottonwood tree has been cut down to make way for an expansion of a US-Mexico double border wall. Activists staged protests for months and camped at the tree to prevent it from being cut down.

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