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Tree nearly as old as US torn down to expand Mexico border wall

Published by Al Jazeera 7 October 2026 at 07:20
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Tree nearly as old as US torn down to expand Mexico border wall
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A 200-year-old cottonwood tree has been cut down to make way for a 44-km US-Mexico double border wall despite protests.

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