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Against the orange glare of high-pressure sodium lights, a small projector cast an image of a northern jaguar against the steel wall strung with razor wire that runs along West International Street in downtown Nogales, Ariz.

For Star subscribers: Searchers are trying to help more families learn what happened to missing loved ones. But laws restrict their access to wilderness areas that are now "open graveyards."

In Arizona, Trump’s border wall has cut off access to food and water for many endangered species, including jaguars, pronghorn antelopes and Mexican wolves. Environmentalists warn of a pending catastrophe.

Although shaken by the Biden administrations recent move to waive dozens of environmental laws to build more border wall in Texas, environmentalists say its unlikely the administration would do the

Starr County could have up to 20 miles of border wall built, endangering wildlife species such as the habitat of the endangered ocelot.

Environmental laws waived for construction

The settlement addresses two lawsuits from 2019 and 2020 accusing former President Trump of misusing defense money to build the border wall.

The settlement resolves years-long lawsuits and includes considerations for deer, pronghorn, jaguars, bighorn, and other critters

PHOENIX — Openings intended for wildlife will be put into portions of the U.S.-Mexico border wall — including sections in Arizona — under terms of a settlement in a 4-year-old lawsuit over how the Trump administration paid for new construction.

Wildlife openings will be put into portions of U.S.-Mexico border wall including in Arizona due to lawsuit over how Trump administration paid for construction.