The Trump Administration has to Cut 20 Miles Of Extra Border Wall because it Lacks Funds. The Retraction of the Plan for more Wall in Arizona and California was in a Court Filing Friday. It was a Startling Note given that the Administration now has Access to $3.6 Billion in Pentagon Money, thanks to the Supreme Court, to Build the Southern Border Wall since President Trump Declared an “Emergency.”
The Filing is part of an Ongoing Lawsuit by the Center for Biological Diversity, Defenders of Wildlife, and Animal Legal Defense Fund.
The Organizations Sued the Trump Administration Early this year, arguing that the Border Situation was Not an Emergency, and the Fund-Grab Violates the Constitution by Overstepping Executive Authority and Sidestepping Congress’ Authority to Determine Allocations.
In Friday’s Filing, the Administration explained that it had Planned to Build Three Additional Sections of Wall using Cost-Savings from other Portions. But the Expected Savings will Not be Enough after all.
Trump Administration Attorneys first Informed Judges about the Extra 20 Miles just last Month when it appeared there would be Excess Funds.
The President is Redirecting $3.6 Billion in Pentagon Funds for Border Wall Construction. But Only Money allocated to Pentagon Construction Projects Outside the U.S., $1.8 Billion, will initially be available for the Barrier, according to a Letter Early this Month by Secretary of Defense Mark Esper.
It wasn’t clear why those Funds weren’t Available for the Extra 20-Mile Section.
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