Federal court rules that use of military funds for border wall is 'unlawful.'
The Trump administration cannot access $2.5 billion in military funding to construct portions of a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, the U.S. District Court for Northern California ruled late Friday.
In the other suit, brought by California and New Mexico, the judge concluded that the administration's attempts to use military funds for a"border barrier construction" in the El Paso and El Centro sectors"is unlawful.
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said in a statement,"These rulings critically stop President Trump’s illegal money grab to divert $2.5 billion of unauthorized funding for his pet project."
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