US States sue Trump over emergency declaration

US states have sued President Donal Trump's administration over the Mexican border wall. /COURTESY

California has led a coalition of 16 US states and sued President Donald Trump’s administration over his decision to declare an emergency to raise funds for a Mexican border wall.

Mr Trump made the declaration on Friday to bypass Congress after it refused to approve $5.7bn (£4.4bn) for the wall.

The states say they want to block Mr Trump’s “misuse of presidential power”.

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The Democrats oppose funding Mr Trump’s barrier, a key campaign pledge, and have vowed to contest his declaration.

The president’s announcement came after he signed a spending bill to avoid another government shutdown that granted him only $1.375bn for new border barriers.

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Mr Trump said he did not need to declare the emergency but did so in the hope of obtaining the funds for the wall more quickly. Analysts say these comments could undermine his legal arguments.

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