Nineteen states sued the Trump administration in federal court on March 3, challenging President Donald Trump’s plan to divert $3.8 billion in fiscal 2021 military funds to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border—the second legal challenge in two years now targeting a total of $10 billion in diverted money.
State attorneys general argue that diverting funds from military infrastructure projects and from states' national guard units will damage their economies.