The federal judge Trump once attacked for his Mexican heritage just gave Trump a major border-wall victory

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• The judge that President Donald Trump previously accused of being biased and "a Mexican" just ruled in favor of the border wall.
• During his presidential campaign, Trump repeatedly attacked US District Judge Gonzalo Curiel over his Mexican heritage, although Curiel was born in Indiana.
• Curiel gave a subtle nod to the controversy in his ruling, citing Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts as a "fellow Indiana native" who frequently handles cases "surrounded by political disagreement."

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The federal judge that President Donald Trump once argued was too biased by his Mexican heritage to handle lawsuits against Trump University just ruled in favor of his long-promised border wall.

US District Judge Gonzalo Curiel ruled Tuesday that the Homeland Security Department can waive compliance with certain environmental laws to build the wall, dealing a major blow to the main challenge to the Trump administration's efforts.

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