A battle over a New Mexico pilgrimage site The Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces, New Mexico is fighting the Trump administration’s fast-moving attempts to seize its land to extend the southern border wall. The land targeted by the federal government is at the base of Mount Cristo Rey, a mountain and pilgrimage site topped by a 29-foot-tall limestone statue of Jesus Christ. The diocese said the border wall would obstruct pilgrimage routes, according to a recent legal filing. As RNS national reporter Aleja Hertzler-McCain writes, the government wants to use the land to “construct, install, operate, and maintain roads, fencing, vehicle barriers, security lighting, cameras, sensors, and related structures designed to help secure the United States/Mexico border,” according to the government’s filing. And if the case over religious freedom and eminent domain goes to higher courts, it could have broader implications for religious groups at the border, a law professor told RNS. Top Stories | (RNS) — The land targeted by the federal government is at the base of Mount Cristo Rey, a mountain and pilgrimage site topped by a 29-foot-tall limestone statue of Jesus Christ. |
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