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Private border wall's owners ordered to stop construction
(CNN) — City officials in a New Mexico city have delivered a cease-and-desist order to the owners of land where a private border wall is being built.
The project doesn’t have proper permits to proceed, Sunland Park spokesman Peter Ibarbo told CNN.
“The rules apply to everyone,” Ibarbo said. “That’s the process.”
The city’s chief inspector is scheduled to visit the site Wednesday to help determine the next steps, Ibarbo said.
Brian Kolfage, whose GoFundMe campaign raised more than $20 million to build the wall on private property, disputed the city’s assessment, describing the order as political intimidation.
Read more: https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2019/05/29/private-border-walls-owners-ordered-to-stop-construction/