Trump wants to demolish a 29-foot Jesus statue at the US border — diocese objects

The Trump administration plans to invoke eminent domain to seize land belonging to a diocese in southern New Mexico for the border wall, including the site of a 29-foot-tall statue of Jesus. The diocese has pushed back, saying "nothing could be less Catholic" than the president's border wall. The case raises legal questions about whether eminent domain can override First Amendment protections and religious freedom.

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