Federal Judge Orders Trump Administration To Return Disaster Funds To Democratic States
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to withhold Homeland Security funding from states that did not cooperate with certain federal immigration enforcement. The judge ruled the administration’s decision to cut over $233 million from several states was arbitrary and unlawful, specifically citing the government’s consideration of states’ immigration enforcement policies when determining funding. As a result, the Department of Homeland Security was ordered to restore previously allocated funding. DHS plans to fight the order, while the attorneys general who sued the administration have praised the court’s decision.
John Q. Hosedrinker