US Government Moves to Seize Land From New Mexico Diocese to Build Border Wall

May 13, 2026 World News

A giant limestone statue of Jesus Christ stands atop Mount Cristo Rey in Sunland Park, New Mexico, Sunday, Feb. 19, 2017, on the U.S.-Mexico border.

The Diocese of Las Cruces has been named in a civil action seeking an eminent domain takeover of part of its land.

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