US EditionJudge Rules Feds Can’t Require States to Cooperate on Immigration to Get Disaster Money
Judge Smith ruled the Trump administration's policy violates federal law by coercing states to enforce immigration in exchange for disaster relief funding, affecting billions of dollars, plaintiffs said.
- A federal judge ruled that it is unconstitutional to require states to cooperate on immigration enforcement to get disaster relief funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency .
- A coalition of 20 Democratic state attorneys general sued the Trump administration, arguing the conditions were unconstitutional and violated the Administrative Procedure Act.
- The judge found the conditions arbitrary, ambiguous, and coercive, granting a permanent injunction against the federal government imposing them on states for disaster funds.
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mainemorningstar.comFederal judge strikes down Trump edict tying federal disaster aid to immigration
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Trump’s latest immigration power play collapses as FEMA arm-twisting ruled unconstitutional
President Donald Trump’s administration had previously threatened to withhold disaster relief funds via the Federal Emergency Management Agency if a particular state declined to cooperate with its immigration agenda. After a coalition of Democratic-led states filed a federal lawsuit, a judge in Rhode Island called the Trump plan “coercive and ambiguous” and ruled it unconstitutional. The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement has alre…
Illinois, 20 other states win suit on disaster relief funding held up by Trump over 'sanctuary' laws - IPM Newsroom
Illinois Newsroom - District Court for the District of Rhode Island Judge William E. Smith rejected the “arbitrary and capricious” conditions laid out by the Trump administration regarding immigration enforcement, saying the order was unconstitutional and violated the Administrative Procedure Act. The post Illinois, 20 other states win suit on disaster relief funding held up by Trump over ‘sanctuary’ laws appeared first on IPM Newsroom.
US judge blocks Trump from tying states’ disaster aid to immigration enforcement - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that an effort by the Trump administration to force states to cooperate with immigration enforcement in order to receive billions of dollars in emergency and disaster aid is unlawful and unconstitutional.
A federal judge ruled that Trump cannot require states to cooperate with ICE to obtain FEMA grants
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