Hilary Robin Rosenthal  //  3/11/19  //  Daily Update

President Donald Trump has asked Congress for another $8.6 billion to complete a 722-mile wall along the U.S.-Mexico border. U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw ruled Friday that potentially thousands of migrant families who were separated at the southern border under the Trump administration could be added to an existing class-action lawsuit. The Trump administration announced that it will soon implement a ban on most transgender people in the military, despite lingering injunctions. 20 states’ attorneys general have announced a challenge to the Trump administration’s new rule in Title X, the federal family planning grant program, slated to cut funding to clinics that provide or refer patients to abortion services. President Trump claimed that “Democrats oppose Israel and Jews,” reacting to the party’s controversy over recent remarks by a Muslim congresswoman.

TRUMP: INVESTIGATIONS AND LITIGATION

Michael Cohen, former attorney for President Trump, filed a lawsuit against the Trump Organization for not paying legal fees that Mr. Cohen alleges he was owed as a result of his work for the company (WSJ). 

Recent court filings have revealed that a “mysterious” $125,000 payment was made to lawyers for Paul Manafort (CNBC).

IMMIGRATION

President Donald Trump has asked Congress for another $8.6 billion to complete a 722-mile wall along the U.S.-Mexico border, report Jennifer Scholtes and Caitlin Emma at Politico.

U.S. continues to separate migrant families despite rollback of policy, document Miriam Jordan and Caitlin Dickerson at The New York Times.

U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw ruled Friday that potentially thousands of migrant families who were separated at the southern border under the Trump administration could be added to an existing class-action lawsuit (Politico).

The number of U.S. visas issued are down despite President Trump's recent embrace of legal immigration (NPR).

CIVIL RIGHTS

The Trump administration announced that it will soon implement a ban on most transgender people in the military, despite lingering injunctions (Buzzfeed).

• See the Department of Justice’s notice filed here.

U.S. District Judge Tanya S. Chutkan ruled that the Department of Education can’t delay implementation of a regulation aimed at preventing certain students from being wrongly placed in special education, reports Michelle Diament at Disability Scoop.

20 states’ attorneys general have announced a challenge to the Trump administration’s new rule in Title X, the federal family planning grant program, slated to cut funding to clinics that provide or refer patients to abortion services, writes Klarize Medenilla.

President Trump claimed that “Democrats oppose Israel and Jews,” reacting to the party’s controversy over recent remarks by a Muslim congresswoman (LA Times).

• President Trump’s remarks came as he blasted a House-passed resolution in reaction to Rep. Ilhan Omar’s comments viewed by some as anti-semitic (NPR).

DEMOCRACY

U.S. Department of Justice announced a Foreign Agents Registration Act enforcement initiative, details Robert Kelner.

President Trump announced his intent to nominate various persons for district court judgeships in Texas and Michigan. Find the White House announcement here.

Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson, one of the first officials to join the Trump administration in the Pentagon, has informed President Trump that she will resign, write Dan Lamothe and Paul Sonne at The Washington Post.

JUSTICE & SAFETY

President Trump said that he will not agree to a pact with China to resolve a months-long trade war unless it is a “very good deal” (South Morning China Post).

President Donald Trump’s 2020 budget proposal—expected to be released on Monday—will include $100 million for a global women’s fund spearheaded by his daughter Ivanka Trump (AP).

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