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US judge blocks Trump from tying states' disaster aid to immigration enforcement

Reuters · last updated

A federal judge ruled on Wednesday that an effort by the Trump administration to force states to cooperate with immigration enforcement in order to receive billions of dollars in emergency and disaster aid is unlawful and unconstitutional.

U.S. District Judge William Smith in Providence, Rhode Island, sided with, opens new tab 20 Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia, which challenged conditions the U.S. Department of Homeland Security placed on their ability to obtain grant funding.

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