Hochul: Trump ‘Defunding Police’ by Withholding New York Anti-Terror Funds
- On Tuesday, Governor Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani demanded the federal government release $87 million in withheld counterterrorism funding, warning the shortfall threatens bomb squads and emergency management operations.
- State officials claim the administration broke a promise to reverse a previous $187 million funding reduction after President Donald Trump publicly asserted he had reversed the cuts in October 2025, yet $87 million remains outstanding.
- With the 25th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks approaching in 10 days, Mamdani argued the funding supports 12 bomb squads and essential communications equipment, saying the government is reneging on a "sacred obligation" to prevent terror attacks.
- A Federal Emergency Management Agency spokesperson disputed the claims, accusing Governor Hochul of "manufacturing a funding crisis" while stating New York has more than $300 million in unspent federal homeland security funding available.
- The funding dispute coincides with a separate clash over immigration, as DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin touted more than 2,000 immigration arrests during a monthlong enforcement operation and criticized New York's sanctuary policies.
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The Constitution StudyHochul, Mamdani Urge DHS to Disburse $87 Million in Counterterrorism Funding for NY
Homeland Security said the state has yet to spend previously allocated funds. ‘Gov. Hochul is manufacturing a funding crisis,’ FEMA said.
Gov. Hochul, Mayor Mamdani call on President Trump to release $87M in counterterrorism funding
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani called on President Trump and Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin to release $87 million in federal counterterrorism funds still owed to New York, nearly a year after the president promised to fully restore funding that had been cut.
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Hochul, Mamdani press Trump for $87M he promised on Truth Social — but feds say NY has unspent aide
Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday complained President Donald Trump has failed to fulfill an 11-month-old promise to restore millions in federal funding to New York’s homeland security operations. Trump said on Truth Social last year he had reversed cuts that took New York’s federal counterterrorism budget from $287 million down to...
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