Dec 28, 2024 - Politics & Policy

Trump calls federal judge's decision on border wall "major, crucial WIN"

Lauren Floyd

Construction crews install panels of the border wall on Nov. 26, 2024 in La Casita-Garciasville, Texas. The 1,402-acre ranch where border wall construction is taking place was recently offered to the Trump administration to build facilities to coordinate mass deportations. Photo: Michael Gonzalez/Getty Images

President-elect Trump on Saturday praised a federal judge's decision to block the Biden administration from disposing of materials used for Trump's promised southern border wall before his inauguration.

Why it matters: Trump's political identity has rested heavily on a promised crackdown on illegal immigration, earmarked with campaign vows of mass deportations and a completed border wall.

What they're saying: The president-elect called the decision Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton's office announced on Friday "a major, crucial WIN for America" in a Truth Social post.

The attorney general's office said in a news release Paxton asked for a probe "to uncover potential legal violations committed by the Biden Administration after recent reports that segments of the border wall were auctioned off for pennies on the dollar."
"The Biden Administration confirmed to the court today that it will agree to an order preventing the outgoing administration from disposing of any further border wall materials over the next 30 days—allowing President Trump to use those materials as he sees fit," officials said in the release.
"This will be adopted as an order of the court, making it enforceable if any violations occur."

The White House did not immediately respond to Axios' request for comment.

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Trump calls federal judge's decision on border wall "major, crucial WIN"

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