Border wall expansion brings protests in national monument, other Arizona locations

KJZZ

Published August 18, 2026 at 4:17 PM CDT

New efforts to establish a more elaborate "smart wall" along parts of the U.S.-Mexico border are spawning protests in Arizona.

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