ACLU announces lawsuit against Trump over 'blatantly illegal' national emergency

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) said on Friday that it would sue President Trump over his "blatantly illegal" national emergency declaration at the southern border.

"We're suing President Trump over today's blatantly illegal declaration of a national emergency," the ACLU tweeted. "There is no emergency. This is an unconstitutional power grab that hurts American communities. We'll see him in court."

The ACLU's is one of several incipient legal challenges to the president's border move.

Trump on Friday declared a national emergency that would allow him to reallocate funds for a wall at the southern border after signing a congressional spending bill that gave less money than he wanted for the long-promised project.

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