"Do something, bitch!"* Kristi Noem Dressed Russia's Useful Idiot Up to Cosplay CBP - emptywheel

"The White House denies that Kristi Noem told President Trump that she was going to zero out counterterrorism funding for the cops in NYC who protect - among other high profile potential targets - Trump Tower. That's where we start this very very long story of stupid things DHS is doing that are awful in real time but, with concerted focus, may backfire. We're seeing it in NY, we're seeing it in the Portland and Chicago invasions, and we see the potential result in the Kilmar Abrego case."

"As New York described it in a lawsuit, on the last day of the fiscal year last week, the state learned that DHS had zeroed out security grant funding for New York City's MTA from a news article; as of the filing of that suit, DHS had not notified New York it had withdrawn funding. 4. New York learned about the Reallocation Decision not from the government but from an online news story, which reported earlier today that "[t]he federal government will deny the [the Metropolitan Transit Authority ("MTA")] tens of millions of dollars in requested security grant funding, withholding every dollar the agency asked for because New York City and New York state are 'sanctuary jurisdictions.'" Dave Cole & David Myer, BIG ZERO: Trump Stiffs MTA in 'Sanctuary City' Tantrum, STREETSBLOG NEW YORK CITY (Sept. 30, 2025), https://nyc.streetsblog.org/2025/09/30/trump-admin-zeros-out-mta-security-grant-funding. At this time, MTA has not even received formal notice that their award was cut to nothing. 5. Upon information and belief, New York's award was changed from the $33,898,500 that FEMA had targeted New York to receive in the Notice of Funding Opportunity ("NOFO") to $0. As of the filing of this complaint, New York has received no explanation from DHS or FEMA, despite repeated attempts to contact the agency through the Department of Justice. But upon information and belief, New Yor"

White House denied that Kristi Noem told President Trump she would zero out counterterrorism funding for New York City police protecting high-profile targets including Trump Tower. New York learned on the last day of the fiscal year, via an online news article, that DHS had zeroed out security grant funding for the Metropolitan Transportation Authority; DHS had not provided formal notice. A FEMA award that targeted $33,898,500 for New York was allegedly changed to $0. New York has received no explanation from DHS or FEMA despite repeated attempts to contact the agencies through the Department of Justice. Similar DHS actions occurred in Portland and Chicago and may relate to the Kilmar Abrego case.

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