Final ‘Grandmother’ Cottonwood Toppled, Protesters Arrested in Arizona

Armed Border Patrol agents raided a protest camp in Lochiel, in southeast Arizona, making way for contractors to cut down the last standing cottonwood tree Monday morning for a double border wall, after protesters protected it for more than 70 days.

First covered Oct 5, 2026 · 2:14 PM PT · 1 article · no longer in the live window

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Appeared in: 2026-10-06 (#4)

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