The judge whom President Trump once attacked for his Mexican heritage has ruled in favor of the administration in a lawsuit attempting to block Trump’s proposed wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.
U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel, whose parents immigrated from Mexico, ruled Tuesday against a legal challenge to the wall over environment waivers granted by the Department of Homeland Security.
The ruling means that the administration will be able to continue waiving the regulations to build barriers on the border.
Trump had targeted Curiel during the 2016 presidential race, claiming the judge might be biased against him in a lawsuit over Trump University because of Curiel’s Mexican heritage.