Texas animal researchers and activists are concerned about the effect the border wall could have on the native wildlife in the Rio Grande Valley, such as the ocelot. AALIYAH GARZA/THE RIDER
Bianca Castro, a UTRGV psychology senior and member of the No Border Wall Movement and the Industrial Workers of the World, attended the anti-Trump protest to speak against the border wall. FERNANDO RAMIREZ/THE RIDER
Trump supporters line up outside the Fairway Plaza on 10th Street in McAllen around 10 a.m. last Thursday to wait for the president’s arrival. FERNANDO RAMIREZ/THE RIDER
Across the street from the Trump supporters, anti-Trump protesters arrived and spoke out against the border wall, yelling chants, such as “¡No al muro!” FERNANDO RAMIREZ/THE RIDER
Local police and security forces watch the protesters. AALIYAH GARZA/THE RIDER