a local judge in South Texas has ordered not to build the private wall in a river in Rio Grande that separates U.S. and Mexico.
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Trump's administration has been very vocal about the restriction of migrants through the borders. The U.S. government even urged the Mexican government to intensify the campaign against illegal border crossing from Mexico to the U.S. by adding more border security patrols.

The call of the U.S. government was indeed successful because it helped to reduce the number of migrants who cross the borders. However, many are stuck in the different entry ports like Ciudad Juarez and border cities who want to live and stay in America, but are still waiting for the approval of their asylum application.

In the latest report of Latino Rebels, a local judge in South Texas has ordered the supporters of President Donald Trump not to build the planned private wall near the Rio Grande. 

The project is called We Build the Wall which able the supporters of President Trump to raise $25 million that is supposed to be used in the construction of the private wall. However, a restraining order was issued by State District Judge Keno Vasquez on Tuesday.

Judge Vasquez also called for a hearing of the We Build the Wall founder Brian Kolfage to appear in court in South Texas City. 

Meanwhile, the restraining order released by Judge Vasquez was after the motion filed and criticisms of experts and environmentalists following the video posted in November. The video entails details about how a foreman planned to build the wall in the river that separates the U.S. and Mexico. 

The National Butterfly Center immediately filed a motion for the restraining order after it saw the video announcing the construction of the wall. In their motion, it was stated that building the wall in the river would result in erosion and push floodwaters during a storm.

The National Butterfly Center together with the Earthjustice said in a separate statement that the project of the We Build the Wall is illegal because it harms the underwater marine lives. President of North American Butterfly Association Dr. Jeffrey Glassberg said: "The incredible biodiversity found here, supported and enhanced by 17 years of labor and millions of dollars of investment, is integral to the health of a fragile, but the vibrant ecosystem and warrants protection against this unlawful incursion." 

The International Boundary and Water Commission, an agency created by the U.S. and the Mexican government, also caught their attention in the plan to build a wall in the river. The agency was created to make sure that both countries must agree and cooperate if any changes in the riverbank could affect the other.

Meanwhile, the commission already asked the founder of the We Build the Wall and its construction partner, Fisher Industries, for more information about the planned private wall. Moreover, because of the criticisms and restraining order it received, Kolfage said in a separate statement that they will not start the construction of the wall unless they have the approval coming from the commission.

According to Kolfage the first project of We Build the Wall overcame local opposition in its 1.6-kilometer wall near El Paso, Texas. The opposition includes pushback from water commission and officials. Moreover, only the barrier or wall in Sunland Park, New Mexico has been built by the group since its founding in December 2018. 

The group said also in a separate statement that the court will be in favor of their project because what they are doing is legal and the accusations against them are 100 percent false.