The Tohono O’odham Nation has asked for an emergency court order to stop the removal of thousands of saguaros and other vegetation for construction of a border wall. Federal contractors were scheduled to begin clearing the plants on Monday, Oct. 12, according to the filing described by the Nation. That date is Indigenous Peoples’ Day; Arizona continues to officially observe Columbus Day as a state holiday on the second Monday in October. The request seeks to halt the planned clearing. The available details do not specify the court’s response or when a decision may come.