Trump Blocked From Forcing States to Support ICE in Exchange for Federal Transit Money

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A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from requiring 20 Democratic-led states to cooperate with immigration enforcement to receive transportation grant funding, according to CNBC. Chief U.S. District Judge John McConnell issued an injunction on Thursday, siding with state attorneys general who argued that the Department of Transportation overstepped its authority. The states argued that Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy lacked authority to tie immigration enforcement to federal infrastructure funding approved by Congress. Since returning to office on Jan. 20, Trump has signed executive orders aiming to cut federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions that limit cooperation with ICE during mass deportation efforts.

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00:02Federal judges blocked the Trump administration from requiring 20 Democratic-led states to

00:06cooperate with immigration enforcement in order to receive transportation grant funding,

00:11according to CNBC. Chief U.S. District Judge John McConnell issued an injunction on Thursday

00:16siding with state's attorneys, General, who argued that the Department of Transportation

00:19overstepped its authority. States argued that Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy

00:23lacked authority to tie immigration enforcement to federal infrastructure funding approved by

00:28Congress. Since returning to office on January 20th, President Trump has signed executive orders

00:33aiming to cut federal funding to sanctuary jurisdictions that live in cooperation with ICE

00:37during mass deportation efforts. For all things money, visit Benzinga.com.

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