U.S. judge rejects lawsuit seeking to stop Trump border wall

U.S. Customs and Border Protection replace a 2.25-mile section of US-Mexico border with new wall construction near Calexico, California, U.S, as seen from Mexicali, Mexico February 22, 2018.[Courtesy]

A U.S. judge on Tuesday sided with President Donald Trump’s administration and rejected an attempt by the state of California and environmental groups to stop the government from building a wall on the U.S. border with Mexico.

The lawsuit filed in a San Diego federal court alleged that Trump’s proposed wall violates federal environmental standards, as well as constitutional provisions regarding the separation of powers and states’ rights.