A national environmental group on Thursday sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in hopes of compelling the government to turn over public records detailing what, if any, environmental impact analysis has been done in preparation for building prototypes in San Diego of the Trump administration’s promised border wall.
The lawsuit, filed in San Diego federal court, is among several legal actions filed by the Center for Biological Diversity in relation to the proposed wall project.
While the wall — supposed to stretch 1,900 miles along the U.S.-Mexico boundary — is moving at a slower pace than promised during Donald Trump’s presidential campaign and has not yet been funded by Congress, the prototypes appear to be moving forward. Congress has already approved $20 million to pay for the prototypes and other border security.
The prototypes are set to be built on federal land near the Otay Mountain Wilderness to depict examples of a solid concrete border wall, as well as other designs, reaching at least 30 feet tall and dropping at least 6 feet below ground.