WASHINGTON: A US federal judge on Friday issued a temporary injunction blocking President Donald Trump’s (pix) administration from using Defence Department funds to pay for construction of barriers on the border with Mexico.
The ruling is a blow to Trump, who declared an emergency in a bid to bypass Congress and obtain funds for his border wall project – a signature campaign promise.
Trump administration officials “are enjoined from taking any action to construct a border barrier in the areas defendants have identified as Yuma Sector Project 1 and El Paso Sector Project 1 using funds reprogrammed by DoD,“ Judge Haywood Gilliam ordered, referring to the Department of Defence. — Bernama
