The Fifth Circuit reversed an El Paso judge's injunction blocking the redirection of funds, arguing in part that the plaintiffs lacked standing.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection announced enforcement actions declined for the seventh month in a row in December, marking a more than 71 percent decrease since the peak in May.
The legitimacy of so-called nationwide injunctions issued from lower court judges is an ongoing debate in legal circles.
Acting CBP Commissioner Mark Morgan announced that apprehensions declined at the U.S.-Mexico border for the sixth month in a row, while drug seizures again increased.
Despite October marking the fifth consecutive month apprehensions declined at the border, drug seizures increased by more than 45 percent compared to last year.
Following Kevin McAleenan's resignation as Secretary of Homeland Security, the director of White House personnel informed President Trump that his top picks can't be nominated.
For the third month in a row, Customs and Border Protection reported a decline in the number of apprehensions made at the U.S.-Mexico border.
