Haaland Slams Trump Administration for Stealing Public Lands from New Mexico

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Deb Haaland (NM-01) released the following statement on the news that President Trump’s Department of the Interior will transfer 560 acres of federally protected public lands to the U.S. Army for the construction of 70 miles of Trump’s unpopular border wall, paid for with taxpayer money. In New Mexico, the transfer includes 213 acres in Luna and Hidalgo counties.

“This land grab harms communities along the border. What President Trump fails to realize is that our border is not a threat, it is a resource. New Mexico relies on our public lands for our way of life and to support jobs in our outdoor recreation economy – putting the Army in charge of public lands to build an unnecessary wall through pristine landscapes and without consulting local communities or listening to environmental impact reports is foolish and