From National Catholic Reporter:
The Diocese of Las Cruces, New Mexico, is demanding a jury trial as it fends off the Trump administration’s move to seize a long-revered pilgrimage site for a border wall as part of Trump’s hardline crackdown on immigration.
The request comes days after a June 28 pilgrimage with Bishop Peter Baldacchino leading more than 500 faithful from the dioceses of Las Cruces and El Paso, Texas, along with the Archdiocese of Santa Fe, in prayer to protect the shrine. The July 6 filing is the latest in a legal battle playing out in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico, with the administration seeking to take control of a 14-acre parcel that includes Mount Cristo Rey, located in Sunland Park, New Mexico.