20 Democratic AGs sue over conditions placed on security, transportation funds

Attorneys General of 20 states sued the government for threatening to suspend transportation and disaster funds if they do not comply with migration policies

20 Democratic AGs sue over conditions placed on security, transportation funds

The secretaries of Homeland Security and Transportation have threatened to cut off funding to states that refuse to comply with Trump’s immigration agenda.

20 state AGs sue feds for tying transportation and disaster funding to immigration enforcement

Federal funding for the Washington Bridge demolition and rebuild project faces new uncertainty under new executive directives tying infrastructure grants to states’ cooperation with federal immigration policies. (Photo by Christopher Shea/Rhode Island Current)There’s no reason why money for road repairs and flood protections should hinge upon states’ cooperation with federal immigration policies, contend 20 Democratic states attorneys general. T…