Judge Blocks Trump Rule Linking Transportation Funds to ICE Cooperation, Backing States
PROVIDENCE, RI – A federal judge in Rhode Island has issued a significant ruling blocking a key Trump administration policy that sought to condition congressionally appropriated transportation funding on states cooperating with federal immigration enforcement authorities, including U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). U.S. District Judge John McConnell on Thursday, June 20, 2025, granted a…