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U.S. judge expands ban on constructing sections of Trump's border wall in Calif., Ariz., while also
Related thread: Federal Judge Blocks Billions In Military Funds For Trump's Border Wall
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Source: Washington Post
U.S. judge expands ban on constructing sections of Trump’s border wall in Calif., Ariz., while also clearing way for quick appeal
By Spencer S. Hsu June 28 at 11:38 PM
A federal judge on Friday expanded a ban on construction of President Trump’s signature southern border wall that would have used money secured under his declaration of a national emergency, but that Congress never approved for the purpose.
U.S. District Judge Haywood S. Gilliam Jr., of Oakland, Calif., blocked construction on four of the administration’s highest-priority projects on the U.S.-Mexico border spanning 79 miles near El Centro, Calif., and Tucson. The Pentagon had moved to fund the projects using $1. 5 billion transferred into a Defense Department counterdrug program from military pay and training accounts.
In his order granting a permanent halt on the construction, Gilliam also cleared the path for an immediate appeal.
Gilliam last month in part of the same case temporarily stopped another $1 billion transfer for work on stretches totaling 50 miles in eastern New Mexico and Yuma, Ariz.
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By Spencer S. Hsu June 28 at 11:38 PM
A federal judge on Friday expanded a ban on construction of President Trump’s signature southern border wall that would have used money secured under his declaration of a national emergency, but that Congress never approved for the purpose.
U.S. District Judge Haywood S. Gilliam Jr., of Oakland, Calif., blocked construction on four of the administration’s highest-priority projects on the U.S.-Mexico border spanning 79 miles near El Centro, Calif., and Tucson. The Pentagon had moved to fund the projects using $1. 5 billion transferred into a Defense Department counterdrug program from military pay and training accounts.
In his order granting a permanent halt on the construction, Gilliam also cleared the path for an immediate appeal.
Gilliam last month in part of the same case temporarily stopped another $1 billion transfer for work on stretches totaling 50 miles in eastern New Mexico and Yuma, Ariz.
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Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/legal-issues/us-judge-expands-ban-on-constructing-sections-of-trumps-border-wall-in-calif-ariz-while-also-clearing-way-for-quick-appeal/2019/06/28/b3e36132-99f5-11e9-8d0a-5edd7e2025b1_story.html