"The federal government will deny the MTA tens of millions of dollars in requested security grant funding, withholding every dollar the agency asked for because New York City and New York state are a "sanctuary jurisdictions," Streetsblog has learned. DHS's absolute denial of the money the MTA asked for under the Transit Security Grant Program, which pays for security upgrades across the system and not just in New York City, has left law enforcement officials stunned."
"The Trump administration has targeted so-called "sanctuary jurisdictions" as part of its brutal immigration crackdown. In July, DHS touted a 400-percent increase in ICE arrests in the Big Apple since Trump took office. An agency release at the time specifically dinged New York for its sanctuary policies. The Justice Department included both the city and state on its official sanctuary jurisdiction list released last month."
The federal government will withhold every dollar the MTA requested under the Transit Security Grant Program because New York City and New York state are designated sanctuary jurisdictions. DHS denied the grant funding that pays for security upgrades across the transit system, not just in New York City. The MTA received $19.8 million from the program last year; about $10 million funded subway and bus police patrols, bag screening, canine training, and cybersecurity, with remaining funds going to the Long Island Rail Road and Metro-North. The Trump administration has targeted sanctuary jurisdictions and touted a sharp increase in ICE arrests in New York, and the Justice Department listed the city and state as sanctuary jurisdictions. Homeland Security's decision appears to contradict federal officials' stated focus on reducing mass-transit crime. MTA officials and state representatives did not immediately comment.
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