Federal judge blocks White House’s reductions of homeland security funding to states
by Gloria Oladipo and agencies from US news | The Guardian on (#72CMT)
Judge said cuts were another example' of Trump administration tying state assistance to its immigration crackdown
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's efforts to reduce federal homeland security funding, including for disasters, for states that do not comply with immigration enforcement policies.
US district judge Mary McElroy of Rhode Island, a 2018 Trump appointee, ruled on Monday that the latest case was another example" of the Trump administration tying state and local government assistance to its immigration crackdown.
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