California sues Trump administration over border wall
21 Sept 2017 10:02 PM IST
SAN DIEGO: California sued the Trump administration on Wednesday to stop construction of a proposed wall on the US border with Mexico, arguing the federal government is overstepping its authority by waiving environmental reviews and other laws.
Asked about the lawsuit at an appearance in San Diego, US Attorney General Jeff Sessions said he expects to prevail in legal challenges to the wall — one of the president's key campaign pledges.
"The United States government has the control of that border and a responsibility to secure it,"
he told reporters at a landing dock where he touted a record set by the Coast Guard for cocaine seizures.
The California lawsuit came as private contractors prepare to build eight prototypes for the wall in San Diego.
The administration "has once again ignored laws it doesn't like in order to resuscitate a campaign talking point to build a wall on our southern border," California Attorney General
Xavier Becerra said while discussing the case at a news conference in a state park where a fence juts into the Pacific Ocean to separate the US and Mexico.
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