Democrats condemn Trump's border wall policy.

247, with AFP - The Democratic Party hopes to pass a resolution in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (26) against the "national emergency" declared by President Donald Trump to build a wall on the United States border with Mexico, even though this measure will ultimately clash with the presidential veto.

Democrats hope to deliver the first blow to Trump's February 15 decision to bypass Congress to access federal funds to finance the wall, a campaign promise.

In the Senate, the initiative's future is more uncertain, although there is also strong opposition among some Republicans, who control the upper house. If the resolution gains approval from both chambers, Trump has already promised to veto it.

But even that eventuality would mark a serious setback for the Republican president, who would use the first veto of his presidency to force the approval of one of his most controversial decisions.

"I hope our fabulous Republican senators don't get led astray by the weak and ineffective border security approach," Trump warned on Twitter on Monday.

Trump's exceptional measure aims to unlock funds to build a wall on the border with Mexico, which, according to the president, will prevent illegal immigration, after Congress failed to approve the $5,7 billion that Trump considers necessary for its construction.

The decision provoked an immediate call for resistance from the Democratic opposition, but also from some Republicans who see the measure as a serious attack on the prerogatives of Congress, traditionally responsible for controlling public spending.

In three open letters, dozens of former Republican lawmakers, some 60 former officials from all areas, at least half a dozen of whom served under other Republican presidents, as well as the powerful civil rights organization ACLU, denounced the "national emergency" on Monday (25).

Meanwhile, 16 states initiated a legal battle on February 18 with a lawsuit filed in a federal court in California.

"To defend our democracy, the House will pass a resolution tomorrow (Tuesday) seeking to end the state of emergency," promised the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Democrat Nancy Pelosi, who last week denounced "the president's false claim that there is a crisis at the border."

Trump's insistence that Congress approve funding for the construction of the wall led to a partial government shutdown for 35 days in December and January.

Finally, and before the deadline given by the president to reach a new agreement, Democrats and Republicans agreed on a budget that allocates nearly $1,4 billion to build fences and barriers on the border.

Trump agreed to enact this budget law to avoid another "shutdown," but at the same time declared a "national emergency."

According to the White House, the president may also unlock federal funds—primarily earmarked for the Pentagon—to reach approximately $8 billion.