Trump administration can’t require states to cooperate with ICE to get transportation funding, judge says

A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to mandate that nearly two dozen Democratic states cooperate with immigration enforcement to receive transportation funding, citing a lack of legal authority and arbitrary conditions. The ruling is a victory for the plaintiff states, who argue that such conditions threaten essential infrastructure funding while also reflecting ongoing tensions between federal and local immigration policies.

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