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June 29, 2020

Federal Court Says Trump Cannot Use Pentagon Funds for Border Wall Without Lawmaker Approval
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In immigration news, a federal judge said Friday Trump does not have the
authority to divert Pentagon funds without congressional approval to
construct parts of his border wall. The Trump administration
circumvented Congress after declaring a national emergency on the
U.S.-Mexico border last year. However, the fate of the wall remains
uncertain since the ruling is in opposition to a Supreme Court decision
last year that granted Trump the right to use the defense funds. The
ACLU said it would return to the Supreme Court, if necessary, to stop
construction of the wall.


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