In the US, a 200-year-old tree was cut down during the construction of the “Trump Wall”

American border guards dispersed a camp of protesters against the construction of a wall on the border with Mexico in Arizona, detained at least ten activists, after which a tree about 200 years old was cut down, The Intercept reports.

According to the publication, on Monday, about 150 armed US border guards, many of whom hid their faces under masks, arrived at the protest camp near the village of Lokiel. Activists prevented the cutting down of the poplar for more than 70 days, taking turns standing on its branches.

As noted, the tree began to be cut down while one of the protesters was still on it. It was removed using a lift, after which the tree was felled.

Despite the dispersal of the camp, about 50 activists continued to protest against the construction of two parallel border walls about nine meters high. On Tuesday, one protester climbed the last remaining tree on the Mexican side of the border, once again halting construction work.