U.S. federal judge blocks use of some funds for border wall

U.S. federal judge blocks use of some funds for border wallU.S. President Donald Trump has sought to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, but has so far proven unsuccessful at receiving congressional approval to do so. In February, the Trump administration declared a national emergency to reprogram $6.7 billion in funds that Congress had allocated for other purposes to build the wall, which groups and states including California had challenged. U.S. District Court Judge Haywood Gilliam in Oakland, California said in a pair of rulings that the Trump administration's proposal to transfer Defense Department funds intended for anti-drug activities was unlawful.




from Yahoo News - Latest News & Headlines https://ift.tt/2YgXVCK

Comments

Popular posts from this blog

In no-deal Brexit, EU seeks to avoid short-term crash

Explosion, Inferno at Indonesia Firecracker Factory Kills 23 - U.S. News & World Report

Syrian army tightens noose around Palestinian camp