29-06-2019 04:09 via news.yahoo.com

CORRECTED-U.S. federal judge blocks use of some funds for border wall

A U.S. federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration's use of $2.5 billion in funds to construct a wall along the southern border with Mexico, but declined to issue a permanent injunction.The Trump administration has sought to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, but has so far proven unsuccessful at receiving congressional approval to do so.In February, the Trump administration declared a national emergency to reprogram $6.7 billion in funds that Congress had allocated for othe
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