The Biden-Harris administration has suffered a setback in court in its efforts to sweep aside objections from two Arizona ranchers who claimed stopping construction of the border wall led to environmental damage.
The ruling from U.S. District Court Judge Trevor McFadden, a Trump appointee, supported allegations from ranchers Steven Smith and Gail Getzwiller that the administration violated the National Environmental Policy Act by halting wall construction, according to Newsweek.
McFadden said the Biden administration “repeatedly flouted long-standing environmental law” in its “haste to reverse its predecessor’s border policies,” leading ranchers to suffer environmental damage.
“Presidential administrations enjoy significant discretion in the enforcement of our Nation’s immigration laws and protection of our borders. But this latitude does not license violations of other laws,” McFadden wrote, according to Fox News. […]
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