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Immigration

Oct. 30, 2024

Down Mexico Way

Two recent border wall-related cases have been decided in favor of American property owners and demonstrate the serious and immediate impact of the government's policy change, which stopped construction on the border wall and eliminated Migrant Protection Protocols.

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The wall. You remember the wall, right? The one that was supposed to firmly guard our southern border to stem the flow of illegal migrants and drugs. Would it surprise you to learn that the wall has been the catalyst for litigation? Recent cases have been decided in favor of American property owners against the federal government, on both takings and environmental theories.

Although the cases come from different courts and involve different legal theorie...

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