A remote mountain crowned by a towering statue of Jesus Christ has become the latest flashpoint in US President Donald Trump's border crackdown. Federal officials are moving to seize land owned by the Catholic Church at Mount Cristo Rey, triggering a legal fight that cuts straight into religion, immigration and the limits of government power.
The clash centres on 14 acres at the base of the mountain, where the Trump administration wants to extend border infrastructure through eminent domain. The Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces says the project would rupture one of the region's most important pilgrimage sites and turn a place of worship into a militarised corridor.
