Posted on 02/28/2018 8:26:57 AM PST by Signalman
WASHINGTON – A federal judge Donald Trump once denigrated for his “Mexican” heritage handed a big legal victory to the president on Tuesday by green-lighting his border wall with Mexico.
US District Judge Gonzalo Curiel ruled in favor of the Trump Administration in lawsuits that challenged the environmental waivers for the wall granted by the Department of Homeland Security.
The Trump administration praised the legal victory and touted the effectiveness of border walls in stopping drugs and people from illegally crossing into the United States.
“Simply put – walls work,” the Department of Homeland Security said in a statement. “(DHS) looks forward to building the wall where our frontline operators say it is needed and in accordance with all applicable laws.”
Trump’s signature campaign promise was to build a Southern border wall and have Mexico pay for it. Throughout the campaign and at rallies as recently as Friday, supporters break out into chants of “Build that Wall.”
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a judge upholds the law and this becomes a major headline.
shows you how degenerated American jurisprudence has become the last 75 years.
perhaps is Judge took a good look around him, saw the catastrophe that was happening to his jurisdiction, and his eyes were opened. And then decided to uphold the law.
The La Raza Judge! I had forgotten about that guy!
Since when do judges approve federal construction projects?
The judge made the correct decision in this case; and he made the correct decisions in the Trump University case. I read Trump’s depositions and believe Trump was fortunate that his lawyers were able to negotiate just a $25 million settlement.
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