How did Trump declare controversial emergency?


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In his defence, the president argued the emergency would allow him to get almost $8bn for the wall, still considerably short of the estimated $23bn cost of the barrier along almost 2,000 miles (3,200km) of border.

Mr Trump accepted that he would be sued for the move, and predicted that the case was likely to end up in the Supreme Court.

“We’re going to confront the national security crisis on our southern border,” he said. “Everyone knows that walls work.”

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Critics, however, accused the government of a “manufactured crisis”, saying the president’s assertions about the situation were untrue.

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Following the declaration on Friday, a liberal advocacy group, Public Citizen, sued on behalf of a nature reserve and three Texas landowners who were told the wall could be constructed on their properties.

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