Oregon Struggles to Land Federal Counterterrorism Money as Trump Orders Troops to Stop ‘Terrorists’ Hindering ICE

Oregon struggles to land federal counterterrorism money over immigration

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Oregon struggles to land federal counterterrorism money as Trump orders troops to stop ‘terrorists’ hindering ICE

This article was produced for ProPublica’s Local Reporting Network in partnership with Oregon Public Broadcasting. Sign up for Dispatches to get our stories in your inbox every week.Two months into President Donald Trump’s second term, his administration gave states an ultimatum: Cooperate with his team’s immigration crackdown or lose your federal homeland security funding. Oregon and 19 other states including Illinois, New York and California f…

Oregon Struggles to Land Federal Counterterrorism Money as Trump Orders Troops to Stop “Terrorists” Hindering ICE

A quiet battle has played out in court over money that “sanctuary” states say is needed to fight true extremist threats from both ends of the political spectrum.

TheVoiceOfJoyce 19 States won a Court battle against homeland security and now they can’t get Fed Funds for Counterterrorism? Why? Trump is in a War against Democratic States and Democracy. Why leave our States vulnerable to terrorists?

Oregon Struggles to Land Federal Counterterrorism Money as Trump Orders Troops to Stop “Terrorists” Hindering ICE Two months into President Donald Trump’s second term, his administration gave states an ultimatum: Cooperate with his team’s immigration crackdown or lose your federal homeland security funding.  Oregon and 19 other states including Illinois, New York and California fought back and won. A federal judge ruled in September thatthe Depa…