A mountain crowned by a towering statue of Jesus Christ has become the latest front in President Donald Trump's border enforcement campaign, setting off a legal confrontation between the federal government and the Catholic Church over one of the most spiritually significant sites along the US-Mexico border.
Federal authorities are attempting to seize 14 acres of land near Mount Cristo Rey, a historic pilgrimage destination straddling the border region of New Mexico, Texas, and Mexico. The land acquisition is part of a larger expansion of border infrastructure that includes fencing, patrol roads, surveillance systems, and vehicle barriers, according to court filings from the Department of Homeland Security.
