A coalition of states is suing President Donald Trump and his administration over the decision to reallocate $3.8 billion of funding for the Pentagon to build the wall across the U.S.-Mexico border.
In February, the Department of Defense (DOD) announced that funding reallocated for building some 177 miles of fencing at the border is “required to provide support for counter-drug activities of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS),” according to a request sent to Congress (pdf). The money was originally appropriated to DOD for resources and equipment for the department and National Guard and to the Pentagon’s Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) fund.
