美国联邦法官理查德·莱昂在华盛顿拒绝了托霍诺奥德罕民族要求阻止边境墙建设的法院禁令申请 [1]。法官裁定，特朗普政府可以在托霍诺奥德罕保留地内建造62英里长的边境墙 [1]。莱昂认为该部落未能证明边境墙会在没有国会授权的情况下改变保留地边界，并驳回了其非法侵占保留地的指控 [1]。
法官在裁决中强调了政府在边境安全方面的优先级 [1]。他表示："在任何情况下，我认为政府在保护边境、执行移民法和确保公共安全的利益在这个阶段超过了任何剩余的无法弥补的伤害" [1]。莱昂在7月22日的听证会上将此案描述为涉及新颖问题的"前所未有的案件" [1]。
托霍诺奥德罕民族保留地面积达280万英亩，现有部落成员超过37000人 [1]。根据1907年西奥多·罗斯福总统的公告，曾有一条60英尺宽的公共土地被保留作为"罗斯福保留地"缓冲区 [1]。
Federal Judge Richard Leon has declined to halt the Trump administration's plan to construct a 62-mile border wall along the Tohono O'odham Nation reservation, according to a ruling issued in Washington [1]. The judge rejected the tribe's request for a court injunction, determining that the Tohono O'odham Nation failed to demonstrate that the wall would alter reservation boundaries without congressional authorization and dismissed allegations of unlawful trespass on tribal lands [1].
In his decision, Judge Leon prioritized the government's interests in border security and public safety over potential harm to the tribe [1]. The judge stated: "In any event, I conclude that the government's interest in protecting the border, enforcing immigration law, and ensuring public safety outweighs any remaining irreparable harm at this stage" [1].
The Tohono O'odham Nation reservation spans 2.8 million acres and is home to more than 37,000 tribal members [1]. Judge Leon characterized the case as "an unprecedented case involving novel questions" during a July 22 hearing [1]. A historical complication involves a 60-foot-wide buffer zone designated as the "Roosevelt Reserve" when President Theodore Roosevelt issued a proclamation in 1907 to protect public land adjacent to the reservation [1].