Protests planned against Trump's national emergency over the border wall

WASHINGTON — Protests across the nation are planned Monday in response to President Donald Trump's national emergency declaration.

The protests are being planned from New York and North Dakota to California and Texas all to counter the order Trump signed Friday, which freed up billions to construct a wall along the southern U.S. border with Mexico.

The national emergency and other measures will free up $8 billion – far more than the $5.7 billion he initially demanded – to garner funds for 234 miles of wall, the White House said. It's a move that is almost guaranteed to draw the White House into a lengthy legal battle over the president's ability to use his executive powers for that purpose.

Already, the move has further divided Congress, including some within the Republican Party, several lawsuits have been filed and now dozens of protests are being planned to show dissatisfaction with Trump's move.

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