Trump already has funds for the border wall with M …

The US Supreme Court has authorized Donald Trump's government to use $ 2.5 billion allocated to the Pentagon for the construction of part of the border-wall that the President intends to raise in the border with Mexico.

The funds to lift the controversial wall had been frozen by a lower court. The failure of the Supreme now allows to build it on 160.9 kilometers. However, the liberal wing of the Court opposed it and the decision favorable to the White House was adopted by five votes to four.

Trump had raised the wall as one of his hobby horses during the 2016 presidential campaign. His original idea was to use the funds from the Ministry of Defense. Last May, a trial decision froze the circulation of money for the wall and this month, a court of appeal upheld this decision.

The project involves replacing stronger fences in the states of Arizona, California and New Mexico with $ 6600 million for the fight against drug trafficking.

"Wow, great victory on the wall." US Supreme Court overturns lower court orders, allows wall to cross south border, "Great victory for border security and rule of law!" Trump account Twitter, the decision of the highest court was barely known.

In February, Congress approved a budget of $ 1375 million for the wall, a figure far removed from the 5,700 initially requested by Trump, which led the president to declare the national emergency to obtain these funds without any money. Approval of the legislative power. .

With the national emergency, the government has reallocated about $ 6600 million from the Pentagon and the Treasury Department, which is in addition to the 1375 approved by Congress, to be used for the construction of buildings. about 376 kilometers of wall.

Everything was blocked by the request of the United States Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) from the Sierra Club environmental organization and the Coalition of Communities of the Southern Border. This complaint managed to block the flow of money until the decision of these hours.