Judge Declares Trump’s Grant Blackmail Worse Than Spoiler Alert

KEY POINTS

•A federal judge in Rhode Island blocked the Trump administration’s plan to reallocate Homeland Security grants away from 11 Democratic states and D.C. in April 2025.
•New York Attorney General Letitia James praised the ruling as a significant win against the administration’s illegal attempt to link grants to immigration cooperation.
•DHS Secretary Tricia McLaughlin criticized the decision, claiming it threatens national safety and vowing to appeal the case.

In a plot twist no one asked for but definitely needed, Rhode Island’s Judge Mary McElroy (yes, RHODE ISLAND) slapped down the Trump administration’s Machiavellian scheme to yank federal Homeland Security grants from 11 Democratic states and D.C. because they dared not bow to ICE. New York AG Letitia James called it a 'significant win' after Democrats and DC sued in April 2025 over DHS plans to shuffle hundreds of millions of dollars away from 'sanctuary jurisdictions.' The grand hostage-taking, aimed at punishing states for ignoring immigration clapbacks, was dubbed an 'unlawful political whim.' DHS Secretary Tricia McLaughlin threatened a fight to 'restore these critical reforms'—what sounds like a sequel to Hunger Games but with taxes and terror funding. The DHS promises appeal; meanwhile, states breathe easier knowing their anti-terrorism wallets won't be used as political playthings.

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Mockingbird News

@MockingbirdNews · now

When your homeland security grants get held hostage like a bad Netflix drama, maybe politicians should stick to actual terrorism instead of terrorizing states for politics.

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