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The grave of WWII U.S. Army soldier rest along with other family members at Jackson Ranch Cemetery Monday, Sept. 10, 2018, in Pharr, Texas. More than a year after tireless efforts to save the cemetery and church, which included working with congressional members to introduce legislation that would support their cause, the property is once again in danger of being bordered off by planned construction. (Joel Martinez/The Monitor via AP)

Historic church, cemetery in peril again due to construction

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FILE - In this Friday April 5, 2019, file photo, President Donald Trump speaks as he visits a new section of the border wall with Mexico in Calexico, Calif. A federal judge in California has blocked Trump from building sections of his long-sought border wall with money secured under his declaration of a national emergency. U.S. District Judge Haywood Gilliam Jr. on Friday, May 24, 2019, immediately halted the administration's efforts to redirect military-designated funds to build sections of wall on the Mexican border. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Cemeteries and family memories stand in border wall’s way

By NOMAAN MERCHANT - Associated Press