Delaware and fifteen other states are suing to block President Donald Trump’s plan to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border with funds obtained through his declaration of a national emergency.
In a statement, Delaware Department of Justice officials call the President’s plan “unilateral spending of federal defense funds for construction of a border wall under the guise of an ‘emergency.’”
The complaint filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California says Delaware residents could be harmed if funds are diverted from drug interdiction or Delaware’s National Guard, the Dover Air Force Base or other military construction projects.
The complaint continues, "Defense spending, including military construction projects ... impacts Delaware’s economy and any resulting loss of funds would negatively impact Delaware’s Gross Domestic Product, the economic interests, and tax revenues of the State of Delaware."
In a statement, Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings called the President’s national emergency declaration “a violation of the separation of powers between the executive and legislative branches.” She added it is “dangerous to start down that road.”
Maryland, New Jersey and Virginia are among the 16 states involved in the suit.
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