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Indigenous groups, environmentalists and local landowners in Texas have asked a court to halt construction of a new section of the US-Mexico border wall, arguing it threatens sensitive ecosystems and cultural sites. The area in question, near Big Bend, accounts for only about 1 percent of border arrests, according to the lawsuit's backers, who question the necessity of the project there. The legal challenge is the latest pushback against the Trump administration's border wall expansion, reflecting ongoing tensions between federal immigration enforcement priorities and local environmental and Indigenous rights concerns in border communities.