Judge David Briones of the US District Court for the Western District of Texas ruled Wednesday that President Donald Trump’s attempt to allocate military funds to construct a wall along the Mexican border was beyond his constitutional authority.
Trump intended to use Pentagon funds to build a wall on the southern border of the United States, for the purpose of preventing immigrants from coming into the country. Briones found that the damage to the plaintiffs, El Paso County, Texas and Border Network for Human Rights, was irreparable, outweighing the potential benefits created by the wall.
