Trump cannot condition disaster and emergency grants on immigration policy, judge rules

Sep 27, 2025 - 08:00
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Trump cannot condition disaster and emergency grants on immigration policy, judge rules
A federal judge this week blocked the Trump administration from conditioning disaster and security funds for states on their immigration policies.  Earlier this year, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issued terms and conditions for federal grants, which state that grant recipients must coordinate and cooperate with immigration officials. Twenty Democrat-led states sued over the use…