"In total, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency reduced more than $233 million from Connecticut, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington. The money is part of a $1 billion program where allocations are supposed to be based on assessed risks, with states then largely passing most of the money on to police and fire departments."
"PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration 's attempt to reallocate federal Homeland Security funding away from states that refuse to cooperate with certain federal immigration enforcement. U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy's ruling on Monday solidified a win for the coalition of 12 attorneys general that sued the administration earlier this year after being alerted that their states would receive drastically reduced federal grants due to their "sanctuary" jurisdictions."
A federal judge blocked an effort to reallocate Homeland Security funding away from states that decline certain cooperation on federal immigration enforcement. The ruling came after a coalition of 12 attorneys general sued over drastic grant reductions tied to so-called "sanctuary" jurisdictions. DHS and FEMA had cut more than $233 million from multiple states and the District of Columbia as part of a $1 billion program intended to allocate funds based on assessed risks and distribute most money to local police and fire departments. The judge found that the funding decisions appeared arbitrary and capricious in how amounts were reduced.
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