Judges block Trump from cutting hundreds of millions in grants to cities, counties
Source: CNN Politics
Updated Nov 22, 2025, 1:16 AM ET
PUBLISHED Nov 22, 2025, 1:15 AM ET
(Reuters) -A pair of federal judges on Friday separately blocked President Donald Trump's administration from unilaterally imposing new conditions on hundreds of millions in US Department of Homeland Security grants to cities including San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York.
US District Judge William Orrick in San Jose temporarily blocked the administration from unilaterally imposing new conditions on over $350 million in DHS grants to more than two dozen cities and counties in California, Washington and Arizona. In Chicago, US District Judge Manish Shah also entered an order temporarily blocking the new conditions on more than $100 million in DHS grants to New York, Boston and several other cities.
Both judges said the Trump administration likely violated the law when it issued executive orders that sought to cut off DHS funding to local governments unless they ended programs that support diversity, equity and inclusion and compied (sic) with the president's other executive orders. Orrick additionally barred conditions that required local governments to support federal immigration enforcement and stop providing benefits to immigrants who are in the country illegally.
Jill Habig, the CEO of Public Rights Project, which is representing the cities and counties in the lawsuits, said in a statement that the rulings provide protection for communities that need to prevent and recover from disasters. San Francisco, Los Angeles and San Diego were among several cities and counties that sued the Trump administration in California on September 30, saying the federal government was playing politics with DHS and Federal Emergency Management Agency grants that local governments use to prepare for and recover from disasters.
Read more: https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/22/politics/judges-block-trump-cutting-grants-cities-counties-hnk
Link to Judge Orrick ORDER (PDF) - https://www.courthousenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/santa-clara-v-noem-preliminary-injunction.pdf
Link to Judge Manish Shah ORDER (PDF) - https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.ilnd.488308/gov.uscourts.ilnd.488308.74.0.pdf
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