Everybody seems to forget that this is exactly the process O used to bring in DACA...
ILLINOIS - Kwame Raoul isn't wasting any time filling Lisa Madigan's shoes and opposing each and every legal thing President Donald Trump does.
Here's the latest.
Attorney General Kwame Raoul Monday (February 18) joined a lawsuit led by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California challenging President Trump’s declaration of a national emergency and his attempt to divert funding appropriated by Congress for other purposes.
In the complaint, Raoul and the coalition allege that the Trump administration’s emergency declaration and diversion of funds is unconstitutional and otherwise unlawful. The states seek to block the administration’s emergency declaration, the unauthorized construction of the border wall, and any illegal diversion of congressionally-appropriated funds.
“Diverting funds that have been appropriated by Congress is a violation of the U.S. Constitution,” Raoul said. “My office joined this lawsuit because I am committed to fighting this abuse of power.”
The complaint alleges that the administration’s action declaring a national emergency due to a purported border crisis is unlawful and unconstitutional. Raoul and the coalition argue that the alleged crisis is an attempt to justify redirecting congressionally-appropriated funds to pay to build a wall along the southern border after Congress refused to appropriate funding.
The states allege that the administration’s action exceeds the power of the executive office, violates the U.S. Constitution and federal statutes, and would illegally and unconstitutionally divert federal funds appropriated by Congress for other purposes. The suit seeks declaratory and injunctive relief to block the emergency declaration, the construction of the wall, and any illegal diversion of congressionally-appropriated funds.
Joining Attorney General Raoul in filing the lawsuit are the attorneys general of California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, and Virginia.