Judge Rules Trump Admin Illegally Tied Transportation Grants to Immigration Enforcement

Judge Rules Trump Admin Illegally Tied Transportation Grants to Immigration Enforcement

A federal judge has permanently blocked the Department of Transportation (DOT) from conditioning grants based on states’ cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. In a summary judgment order on Nov. 4, U.S. District Judge John McConnell Jr. of the District of Rhode Island said the Trump administration’s conditions violated both the Administrative Procedure Act and the spending clause of the U.S. Constitution. The Trump administration “ex…