The lawsuit alleged the administration’s actions are unlawful because money for the wall had been appropriated for the specific purpose of constructing it. His administration halted further building of the wall and terminated additional contracts. The president ended a Trump-era emergency order which directed money toward the construction of the border wall soon after taking office. “It’s a direct result of policies that they knew would do exactly what they’re doing.” “We are very discouraged by the lack of care by the president and the fact that he has done almost everything he can do to make it more difficult for our border towns and our border states,” Paxton said. The border wall needs to be built, the funds have been appropriated to continue to build the wall, and yet the Biden administration outright refuses to do so.” Attorney General Eric Schmitt joined Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to announce the lawsuit against the Biden administration in El Paso on Oct. “Without a border wall, illegal immigrants, coyotes, and bad actors can simply march across our southern border and into the interior. “Time and again, the Biden administration has refused to take concrete action to quell the worsening border crisis, inviting the cartels and human and drug smugglers to take advantage of our porous border,” Schmitt said in a statement. Schmitt announced the lawsuit alongside Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton from El Paso Thursday afternoon. Attorney General Eric Schmitt is suing the Biden administration for halting the construction of a wall along the country’s southern border despite having money earmarked for the project.