A federal judge on Thursday issued a preliminary injunction barring the Trump Administration from withholding funding from cities that refuse to cooperate with ICE. US District Judge John J. McConnell, an Obama appointee, said Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy lacked the authority and his directive was vague and unconstitutional. 20 Democrat attorneys general filed a lawsuit in response to Secretary Duffy’s April order that required states to comply with federal immigration enforcement action in order to receive transportation funding and federal grants. The attorneys general argued in court this week that Congress already approved the funds. Judge McConnell sided with the Democrat AGs and issued a preliminary injunction on Thursday. “The IEC, backed by the Duffy Directive, is arbitrary and capricious in its scope and lacks…
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