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Friday 10 January 2020
U.S. courts rule for border walls both public and private

WASHINGTON (AP) — exempted it and several
Crews could start building other environmentally sen-
a private border wall in sitive areas and cultural
South Texas within the com- sites.
ing days following a federal Marianna Trevino Wright,
judge's ruling Thursday that the center's executive di-
lifted a restraining order rector, said Thursday's rul-
against the project. ing "makes you wonder
U.S. District Judge Randy when it's going to end and
Crane's order was the sec- how many more of these
ond federal ruling in two proxies are there."
days in favor of border bar- At the 5th Circuit, the 2-1
riers. On Wednesday, the ruling announced Wednes-
5th U.S. Circuit Court of Ap- day allows the government
peals lifted a lower court's to move forward with 11
stay that had prevented projects in California, Arizo-
President Donald Trump's na, New Mexico and Texas.
administration from divert- The longest and most ex-
ing $3.6 billion from military pensive by far would span
construction projects to 52 miles (83 kilometers) in
fund 175 miles (280 kilome- Laredo, Texas, at an esti-
ters) of border wall. In this Sept. 10, 2019 file photo, government contractors erect a section of Pentagon-funded bor- mated cost of $1.27 billion.
While the White House on der wall along the Colorado River in Yuma, Ariz. The court noted that the
Thursday celebrated the Associated Press Supreme Court in July had
appeals court's ruling, say- stayed a similar injunction,
ing it rightfully lifted an "ille- fectively. vee or through property a mitted documents to the clearing the way for the
gitimate nationwide injunc- The U.S. government significant distance away government that argue Trump administration to tap
tion," Crane's ruling actually sued to stop Fisher on the from the river. The U.S. is installing fence posts and billions of dollars in Penta-
went against the U.S. gov- grounds that building so currently working to seize clearing and grading the gon funds to build sections
ernment's position. close to the Rio Grande private land to build more land will reduce flooding, of border wall.
Fisher Industries, a North risked changing the flow sections of wall in Texas. though environmentalists "The Government is entitled
Dakota-based construc- of the river and poten- Crane issued a restraining disagree with that claim. to the same relief here," the
tion firm, wants to install tially pushing floodwaters order in December, but Speaking after the hear- three-judge panel wrote.
3 miles (4.8 kilometers) of into Mexico, in violation of lifted that order Thursday. ing Thursday, Fisher said his President Donald Trump
steel posts about 35 feet treaty obligations. The U.S. He also declined to grant work crews were ready to tweeted about the ruling
(10 meters) from the U.S. attorney's office argued a restraining order at the start working Sunday and and wrote that the "Entire
bank of the Rio Grande, the project could shift the request of the National But- could install all of the steel Wall is under construction
the river that forms the U.S.- river and the international terfly Center, a nonprofit posts in a week. or getting ready to start!"
Mexico border in Texas. The boundary, which violated located next to the South "We look forward to show- White House press secretary
company's president, Tom- the president's authority "to Texas construction site. The ing the whole entire world Stephanie Grisham said on
my Fisher, wants to spend conduct the foreign rela- butterfly center and envi- that you can have border Thursday that the court
$40 million on the private tions of the United States." ronmentalists warn building protection where you need had lifted an "illegitimate
border wall — originally Existing segments of fenc- a border barrier so close to it," Fisher said. nationwide injunction" and
promoted by a pro-Trump ing and the small sections the river could worsen ero- The butterfly center had in doing so had allowed
online fundraising group — that the government is cur- sion and potentially dam- been in the path of a po- work on the border wall to
to prove that his company rently building typically run age other land. tential border wall for years continue with military con-
can build barriers more ef- along the Rio Grande le- Fisher Industries has sub- until Congress effectively struction money.q

Feds: Security guard threatened Trump over Iranian's death

Associated Press Thursday on $100,000 than an hour away. showed a loaded AK-47
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. bond, according to court Lump had white cream on semi-automatic rifle.
(AP) — A Florida security documents filed Wednes- his face, a towel wrapped The affidavit does not say
guard threatened to kill day by the Secret Service. like a turban on his head where Lump works as a se-
President Donald Trump as Agent Lucas White wrote and an apparent shower curity guard, but it says he
retaliation for the U.S. mili- that shortly after Trump an- curtain wrapped on his has a concealed weap-
tary killing an Iranian gen- nounced last week that body, White wrote of the ons permit.
eral, posting a live video a U.S. airstrike had killed video that Facebook re- When confronted early
on Facebook where he Qassem Soleimani in Iraq ported to the authorities Saturday at his home,
stated "he killed my leader in retaliation for plotting on Friday. Lump admitted producing
and I have to kill him" while numerous terrorist attacks, Lump made several the video in response to
periodically displaying a Lump under the name threats, including "He killed Soleimani's death, but said
semi-automatic rifle, au- "BlackMan vs. America" my leader, please tell me it was a joke, White wrote.
thorities said in court docu- began livestreaming a where is Donald Trump?" But nowhere in the video
In this Jan. 4, 2020 photo ments. seven-minute video. Dur- and "I need to find the did Lump say he was joking
made available by the Bro- Chauncy Lump, 26, of ing that video, agents Donald because if I don't and conceded, "I should
ward Sheriff's Office, Chaun- the Fort Lauderdale area, say Lump made several find him, I am going to not have did it in the first
cy Devonte Lump is under
arrest. faces federal charges of threats against the presi- have to blow up Broward place," White wrote. No
Associated Press threatening to kill the presi- dent, who was staying at County," White wrote. attorney is listed for Lump
dent and remained jailed his Mar-a-Lago club, less During the video, Lump in court documents.q