Call on the Department of Homeland Security to halt border wall construction on tribal land, investigate the destruction of cultural sites, and ensure tribal consultation and environmental laws are respected.

Grijalva said bulldozing a sacred site was "the predictable result of rushing forward with a (second) wasteful border wall" and called on DHS to halt construction, investigate, and respect tribal consultation and environmental laws.

Grijalva called on DHS to halt construction, investigate the bulldozing, and respect tribal consultation and environmental laws.

Rep. Grijalva Statement on Bulldozing of 1,000 Year-Old Cultural Site During Border Wall Construction on the Tohono O’odham Nation | Representative Adelita Grijalva
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Rep. Grijalva announced that she had led a letter with Congressman Raul Ruiz and other border-region Members of Congress to the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of the Interior urging the agencies to suspend construction until meaningful Tribal consultation has taken place.

Grijalva repeated her call for DHS and Interior to suspend border wall construction until meaningful Tribal consultation occurs.

ICYMI: Rep. Grijalva Hosts Town Hall on Border Wall Construction in Ajo | Representative Adelita Grijalva
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We urge DHS and the Department of the Interior (DOI) to immediately suspend further construction activities until meaningful government-to-government consultation has occurred with the Tohono O’odham Nation and Congress has received a full accounting of the project’s impacts on Tribal lands, cultural resources, and surrounding communities

Grijalva joined other members in urging DHS and DOI to suspend secondary border wall construction until tribal consultation occurs and Congress receives an accounting of impacts on tribal lands and cultural resources.

Rep. Grijalva, Ruiz Call for Immediate Halt to Border Wall Construction on Tribal Lands | Representative Adelita Grijalva
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The Tohono O'odham Nation said a sacred site in Cabeza Prieta National Wildlife Refuge was destroyed by border wall construction.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official tribal record showing the underlying harm was occurring, which supports that the requested halt had not yet happened as of this update.

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SACRED SITE LOCATED IN CABEZA PRIETA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE DESTROYED BY BORDER WALL CONSTRUCTION - Tohono O'odham Nation
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Grijalva said DHS must immediately halt construction, fully investigate the incident, and be held accountable for the damage already done.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Direct official evidence of the requested action and that the issue remained active after the damage; no official compliance or closure was identified in the lookback window.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Rep. Grijalva Statement on Bulldozing of 1,000 Year-Old Cultural Site During Border Wall Construction on the Tohono O’odham Nation
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Grijalva and other House members called on DHS and DOI to immediately suspend secondary border wall construction until meaningful consultation with the Tohono O'odham Nation occurs and Congress receives a full accounting of impacts on tribal lands, cultural resources, and communities.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): New official statement in the lookback window shows Grijalva renewed concrete oversight pressure on DHS/DOI for a construction halt, tribal consultation, and accounting of cultural-resource impacts, but it does not show DHS complied.

unresolved same_term A for effort

Rep. Grijalva, Ruiz Call for Immediate Halt to Border Wall Construction on Tribal Lands | Representative Adelita Grijalva
primary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 94%

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CBP said it is moving forward with the 62-mile Tucson 5 project in southern Arizona and that Congress funded the work, a federal court affirmed it, and CBP is carrying it out under applicable legal authorities.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): Official CBP statement, mirrored by PublicNow, indicates DHS/CBP had not halted the disputed border-wall project during the lookback window, leaving Grijalva's requested outcome unresolved despite her effort.

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Statement from CBP Commissioner Rodney S. Scott on Arizona border security project
archival · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%