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Judge blocks Trump from cutting counterterrorism funds for Democratic-led states
The court blocked a $233 million cut to 11 Democratic-led states over refusal to support federal immigration enforcement, preserving counterterrorism and homeland security funding.
- Tuesday, Judge Mary Susan McElroy granted a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump administration and FEMA from cutting counterterrorism funds to sanctuary and Democratic-led states.
- Targeting jurisdictions that refused federal requests, the administration cut about $233 million from expected HSGP funds, granting $226 million instead to Washington, California and New York.
- New York officials warned, `statewide cuts totaled $87 million`, with the NYPD losing $79 million and the FDNY $15 million, affecting counterterrorism efforts.
- McElroy ordered DHS Secretary Kristi Noem to rescind 2025 HSGP award notifications and barred reallocation, finding Plaintiffs showed `a strong likelihood of success on the merits, irreparable harm, and that the balance of equities and public interest favor the Plaintiffs`.
- Eleven states plus the District of Columbia sued Monday, and New York Attorney General Letitia James called the reallocation `illegal`; the notifications followed a Rhode Island federal judiciary ban on funding conditions.
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Judge blocks Trump from cutting counterterrorism funds for Democratic-led states
A federal judge in Rhode Island on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from cutting $233 million in counterterrorism grant funds for Democratic-led states, including New York and Illinois.
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