US EditionDemocratic Attorneys General Sue to Protect Social Services From Trump Administration Restrictions
Democratic Attorneys General contend the policy unlawfully withholds up to $1 billion in Victims of Crime Act grants, potentially deterring crime reporting by undocumented victims and witnesses.
- Delaware Attorney General Kathleen Jennings joined a coalition of Democratic attorneys general filing suit in Rhode Island federal court, announced Monday by Rhode Island Attorney General Peter F. Neronha.
- The Department of Justice attached immigration-related conditions to VOCA funding, with the Office for Victims of Crime requiring states to comply with Executive Branch immigration priorities, though plaintiffs argue this is unlawful as VOCA does not mention immigration enforcement.
- About $500 million in VOCA funds went to plaintiff states since 2021, and plaintiffs warn federal immigration verification could withhold up to $1 billion and force closures of shelters and soup kitchens.
- The plaintiffs asked the federal judge assigned to the case to bar the Department of Justice from enforcing the immigration-related VOCA condition and to void it, and the court could decide soon whether to block the order before it takes effect next month.
- The federal government is simultaneously expanding detention space, with DHS planning to nearly double capacity as ICE holds more than 56,000 people and aims for 100,000 daily, raising questions about sanctuary jurisdictions' access to VOCA funds.
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Jennings Sues Trump To Protect Sanctuary Policies
The Trump administration has taken steps to ensure that federal Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) funds are used responsibly and in line with federal law. At the center of the dispute is whether jurisdictions that decline to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement, commonly referred to as sanctuary jurisdiction, should continue receiving millions in federal victim-assistance grants while refusing to assist with basic law enforcement coordinatio…
Maine Joins Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Over Tying DoJ Grants to Adherence to Immigration Law
Maine has joined a coalition of twenty other Democrat-led states in suing the Trump Administration over its latest effort to crack down on so-called “sanctuary states.” Under the Administration’s new policy, grants from the Office for Victims of Crime — housed under the Department of Justice (DOJ) — will not be awarded to any program [...] The post Maine Joins Lawsuit Against Trump Administration Over Tying DoJ Grants to Adherence to Immigration…
Delaware's Jennings joins other Democratic AG's in latest lawsuit against Trump
Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings and Maryland's Anthony Brown announced Monday that they are part of 21 state attorneys general suing the Trump Administration over tying the Victims of Crime Act grants to states’ cooperation with federal immigration enforcement.
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