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CBP Removes “Grandmother” Cottonwood After Arizona Protest Raid

By Drooid · Oct 6, 2026, 5:13 PM UTC · How we work

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U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents raided an Arizona protest camp and cut down the centuries-old cottonwood called “Grandmother.”
About 200 Border Patrol agents entered, citing and arresting at least ten protesters.
One tree-sitter was lifted out with a crane.
The tree stood near Lochiel in the San Rafael Valley by the border.
CBP announced removal of all four cottonwood trees marked for removal in Lochiel.

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Story summary

U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents raided an Arizona protest camp and cut down the centuries-old cottonwood called “Grandmother.”
About 200 Border Patrol agents entered, citing and arresting at least ten protesters.
One tree-sitter was lifted out with a crane.
The tree stood near Lochiel in the San Rafael Valley by the border.
CBP announced removal of all four cottonwood trees marked for removal in Lochiel.