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A view showing a section of a metal-slated border fence with a train rolling past in El Paso, Texas, as seen from Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.

US states sue Trump administration in showdown over border wall funds

A coalition of 16 US states is suing President Donald Trump to block his decision to declare a national emergency to obtain funds for building a wall along the US-Mexico border.

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