A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order stopping the Trump administration from pulling about $34 million in counterterrorism funds from New York, saying that the cut was linked to New York’s “sanctuary city” stance.
The contested funds stem from the Rail and Transit Security Grant Program, which was created after 9/11 to help transit systems defend against biological, chemical, explosive, and other terror threats.
Judge Lewis A. Kaplan wrote that New York has “very likely” shown the funds were being targeted for political reasons — essentially a penalty for not aligning with the administration’s immigration enforcement agenda.
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