Summary
A federal judge in Rhode Island ruled that President Donald Trump's administration violated a court order by attaching similar immigration enforcement conditions to FEMA grants. The judge blocked these new conditions and instructed the administration to revise the grant documents.
Key Facts
- A federal judge found the Trump administration in violation of a previous court order.
- The issue involved conditions attached to FEMA grants that required state cooperation with immigration enforcement.
- The Department of Homeland Security tried to impose similar conditions after a prior court ruling blocked them.
- The judge described the attempt as an unlawful and coercive measure against the states.
- The ruling affects emergency preparedness grants crucial for state funding.
- President Trump's administration argued it aimed to preserve enforcement if the ruling was overturned.
- The case is part of several lawsuits by Democratic states against Trump's policies.
