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Treviño-Wright suspects the butterfly center attracted the conspiracists' attention because of a lawsuit it filed against the Trump administration in 2017. The center argued that proposed border wall construction threatened to drive through the center and destroy butterfly habitats. Five years later, the lawsuit is still ongoing in federal court.
In 2019, Brian Kolfage, a supporter of former President Donald Trump, tweeted out false rumors accusing Treviño-Wright of human trafficking.
The National Butterfly Center responded by suing Kolfage and his organization, We Build the Wall, for defamation and disparagement in state court. Kolfage and others were indicted in 2020 over allegedly redirecting funds from We Build the Wall to personal expenses.
The harassment escalated in late January when a right-wing congressional candidate from Virginia, Kimberly Lowe, visited the nature conservatory, Treviño-Wright said. Lowe demanded the center give her access to the river "to see all the illegals crossing on the raft." Treviño-Wright said Lowe tackled her when she asked Lowe to leave the premises.
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Treviño-Wright suspects the butterfly center attracted the conspiracists' attention because of a lawsuit it filed against the Trump administration in 2017. The center argued that proposed border wall construction threatened to drive through the center and destroy butterfly habitats. Five years later, the lawsuit is still ongoing in federal court.
In 2019, Brian Kolfage, a supporter of former President Donald Trump, tweeted out false rumors accusing Treviño-Wright of human trafficking.
The National Butterfly Center responded by suing Kolfage and his organization, We Build the Wall, for defamation and disparagement in state court. Kolfage and others were indicted in 2020 over allegedly redirecting funds from We Build the Wall to personal expenses.
The harassment escalated in late January when a right-wing congressional candidate from Virginia, Kimberly Lowe, visited the nature conservatory, Treviño-Wright said. Lowe demanded the center give her access to the river "to see all the illegals crossing on the raft." Treviño-Wright said Lowe tackled her when she asked Lowe to leave the premises.
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Threats from QAnon conspiracists force butterfly sanctuary to close - UPI.com
The National Butterfly Center, along the U.S.-Mexico border in Mission, Texas, has closed after it was the target of QAnon conspiracy theories that escalated into credible threats.
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