A U.S. District Court on Sept. 24 blocked the Trump administration’s policy of withholding emergency grant funds from so-called “sanctuary” jurisdictions that have been refusing to cooperate with federal immigration law enforcement.
The lawsuit, Illinois v. FEMA, is being heard in the U.S. District Court for the District of Rhode Island.
Twenty states in May sued the federal government to have grant funds, disbursed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), restored to them after President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Jan. 20 that, among other things, directed the withholding of federal funds from states that refuse to cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the removal of illegal immigrants….
Trump Admin Withholding FEMA Funds From ‘Sanctuary’ States Is Illegal, Federal Judge Rules
