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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region Forums**Trump Can Block DOJ Grants to Sanctuary Cities, Court Rules**
By Bob Van Voris and Chris Dolmetsch
February 26, 2020, 10:09 AM EST
The Trump administration can block cities and states from receiving Justice Department grants if they fail to help with federal immigration enforcement, a U.S. appeals court in Manhattan ruled, setting up a possible Supreme Court showdown.
Six states including New York and New Jersey sued in 2018 claiming the U.S. was trying to coerce states and cities into enforcing the administrations immigration policies by illegally threatening to withhold the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grants, which are often used to buy equipment or pay for police overtime...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-02-26/trump-wins-ruling-on-blocking-grants-to-states-over-immigration
2naSalit
(86,659 posts)have any $$ to pay for security if he decides to go careening into those towns. I'm waiting for some city to actually refuse to play along.
C_U_L8R
(45,004 posts)maxrandb
(15,336 posts)but so far Democrats haven't got the guts to shut this whole shitshow government down.
We are almost at the "starve the beast" level.
gibraltar72
(7,506 posts)Nancy should just shut the tap on his craziness.
C_U_L8R
(45,004 posts)Chainfire
(17,559 posts)It would be cool if the cities would then cut water, power and garbage service to Federal buildings.
SoCalNative
(4,613 posts)Here's hoping they start doing that immediately.