Judge hands Trump major border wall defeat, bars government from using emergency funds
Ruling immediately halts the administration’s efforts to use money secured with declaration of national emergency
A federal judge has blocked on Friday President Donald 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 immediately halted the administration’s efforts to redirect military-designated funds for wall construction. His order applies to two projects, scheduled to begin as early as Saturday, to replace 51 miles of fence in two areas on the Mexican border.