Nevada’s attorney general said he joined a lawsuit against President Donald Trump over his border wall emergency declaration, in part, because it would harm military families in the state.
The president’s declaration aims to tap Pentagon construction funds to pay for the wall at the southern border, something Nevada Attorney General Aaron Ford said would affect military personnel stationed in the state.
“The support to our military families and to military construction, including housing for military families, is under attack,” Ford told State of Nevada.
Ford also said the administration blindsided partner police agencies by planning to use monies from military-run drug interdiction efforts for the wall.
“No one in the Trump administration, to my knowledge, has reached out to local law enforcement to get an understanding about how drug interdiction is going to be affected by the possible removal of funds that have been already allocated to our state,” Ford said.
Earlier this week, Nevada, California and 14 other states sued the president, arguing there is no emergency at the border and Trump exceeded his authority.
California Attorney General Xavier Becerra is taking the lead on the suit that was also joined by attorneys general of Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, and Virginia.
Aaron Ford, Nevada attorney general