Judge blocks Trump cuts, restores $34 million in anti-terror funds for New York City transit system

Judge blocks Trump cuts to New York City's anti-terrorism funds

A federal judge overturned a Homeland Security decision to cut anti-terrorism funding for New York City. The ruling comes as the Trump administration faces lawsuits from Democratic governors over similar cuts. Nicole Sganga has more.

Judge Orders FEMA to Release $34 Million for New York Subway Security

The administration has refused to release the money because New York is a so-called sanctuary city. It was “a blatant violation of the law,” the judge wrote.

Judge blocks Trump cuts, restores $34 million in anti-terror funds for New York City transit system

The MTA said its allocation, the largest of any transit agency, pays for targeted counterterrorism patrols, security equipment, infrastructure enhancements, cybersecurity technology and weapons detection technologies.

Judge blocks Trump cuts, restores $34 million in anti-terror funds for New York City transit system

A federal judge has permanently blocked the Trump administration from withholding nearly $34 million in funding earmarked to protect New York’s transportation system from terrorist attacks

Judge blocks Trump cuts, restores $34M in anti-terror funds for NYC transit

A federal judge has permanently blocked the Trump administration from withholding nearly $34 million in funding earmarked to protect New York’s transportation system from terrorist attacks. Judge Lewis A. Kaplan said in a ruling Thursday that the Republican administration’s decision, based on the Big Apple’s “sanctuary city” protections for immigrants in the United States illegally, was “arbitrary, capricious, and a blatant violation of the law.…

Judge blocks Trump cuts, restores $34 million in anti-terror funds for New York City transit system

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