border security

Mount Cristo Rey overlooks New Mexico, Texas and Mexico. Every year thousands of pilgrims hike up to the large statue of Christ at the top towering over the border. The Catholic Diocese owns the property and considers it a holy site. The federal government has filed a lawsuit to seize some of the land at the foot of the mountain facing Mexico for a border wall project sparking a legal battle over border security vs religious freedom.

A lot has changed along the border since September 11, 2001. The attack led to the creation of the massive, cabinet-level, Department of Homeland Security…