Santa Cruz County Sheriff Defends Not Responding to Calls About Border Wall Protesters
David Hathaway called the protesters peaceful and said the situation in Lochiel was a federal matter.
David Hathaway called the protesters peaceful and said the situation in Lochiel was a federal matter.
The group says calls tied to a border-wall protest in Lochiel went unanswered.
Police are sharing the case with the state’s counterterrorism center; no arrests have been announced.
Protesters climbed a cottonwood just inside Mexico after agents arrested at least 20 people and cut down a 150-year-old tree.
A judge has paused construction across Texas’ Big Bend region, where many private landowners refuse to give up land for the wall.