US EditionJudge Orders Trump Administration to Temporarily Release $2 Billion in CTA Red Line Funds
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from retroactively applying new rules, ordering the release of $2 billion in grants to resume work on Chicago's Red Line Extension.
- On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Thomas Durkin ordered the Trump administration to temporarily unfreeze approximately $2 billion in federal funding for the Chicago Transit Authority's Red Line Extension and Red & Purple Line Modernization projects.
- The administration froze the funding last October while reviewing whether the projects involved "race-based contracting" that officials claimed were discriminatory, illegal, and wasteful, according to court documents.
- Durkin ruled the retroactive application of new policy was "unreasonable," noting the administration suspended payments only to Chicago and New York, indicating "pretextual" motives unrelated to actual compliance concerns.
- Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson praised the ruling, accusing the administration of "vindictive motivations" for withholding resources from working families and communities that did not vote for Trump.
- Payments must resume by Friday at 10 a.m. unless a stay is granted, as Durkin agreed to hold off enforcement to provide the federal government time to appeal his decision.
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Judge orders Trump administration to temporarily release $2 billion in CTA Red Line funds – CBS2 (Chicago)
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Judge orders Trump administration to temporarily release $2 billion in CTA Red Line funds
A federal judge has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily unfreeze approximately $2 billion in funding for the Chicago Transit Authority's Red Line Extension and Red & Purple Line Modernization projects.
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