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16 states sue President Trump over his declaration of a national emergency to get border wall funding

(Rich Pedroncelli | Associated Press file photo) California Attorney General Xavier Becerra talks during a news conference in Sacramento, Calif., in January 2018. Becerra has filed a lawsuit against President Donald Trump's emergency declaration to fund a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. Becerra released a statement Monday, Feb. 18, 2019, saying 16 states — including California — allege the Trump administration's action violates the Constitution.