Butterfly Center Files For Restraining Order Against Trump's 'Unconstitutional' Border Wall [View all]
Source: Huffington Post
The National Butterfly Center in Texas has filed for a restraining order to stop the construction of a border barrier across its land. The court action argues that the federal government’s property grab violates the Constitution and will cause “irreparable harm” to the environment.
The move could be the beginning of Texas clashes with the federal government over property confiscations as the Trump administration begins building border walls in the Rio Grande Valley. Some private property owners have already denied federal requests to allow access to begin surveying their land for construction sites, The Washington Post reported.
Federal contractors appeared at the site unannounced in the summer of 2017 — long before funds were approved for any construction — and began ripping out trees and brush in the 100-acre butterfly refuge in Mission, refuge Executive Director Marianna Trevino-Wright told HuffPost. Construction was expected to begin sometime this month. The center attracts about 35,000 visitors annually for a chance to view about 200 species of butterflies as well as a wide range of birds in the area.
As building preparation is undertaken, “Defendants’ constitutional violations are escalating,” the center’s lawyers wrote in court papers filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. “Immediate injunctive relief is necessary to prevent irreparable harm.”. . .
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