Source: AOL
“The federal government has filed a civil action against the Catholic Diocese of Las Cruces and the treasurer of Doña Ana County, seeking possession of Mount Cristo Rey for border enforcement activities. The suit, an eminent domain action, seeks [to steal] roughly 14.2 acres of land that consists of Mount Cristo Rey and the surrounding area. … The Diocese says it intends to fight this attempt to condemn Mount Cristo Rey and take it over under the ‘First Amendment’s Free Exercise Clause and the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.’ The Diocese says this property is part of a holy site. Atop the mountain sits a 29-foot-tall limestone statue of Jesus Christ ‘that serves as a shrine to thousands of faithful in the El Paso and Southern New Mexico area.’ The shrine is also the site of annual pilgrimages, the Diocese said.” (05/12/26)
https://www.aol.com/news/federal-government-seeks-condemn-mount-203950164.html