"A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from cutting $187 million in Homeland Security Grant Program funding allocated to New York, a move state officials said could severely impact public safety. The funding supports intelligence operations, transit hub security, emergency preparedness, and equipment purchases for local law enforcement agencies. According to Gov. Kathy Hochul, New York's allocation would have dropped by 86%, from $230 million in previous years to $30 million under the 2025 awards."
"The ruling came as part of a broader legal challenge by a coalition of 11 states, all of which sued the U.S. Department of Homeland Security over similar funding reductions. The coalition argued that the cuts disproportionately targeted Democratic-led states and undermined counterterrorism preparedness. U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy of Rhode Island, who Trump appointed to the bench in 2019 during his first term, issued the preliminary injunction on Sept. 30 barring DHS from depriving the states of hundreds of millions of dollars in critical counterterrorism funding while the lawsuit proceeds."
"'The height of hypocrisy' A Republican administration literally defunding the police is the height of hypocrisy and walking away from the fight against terrorism in the number one terrorist target in America is utterly shocking, Hochul said prior to the ruling. Any New York House Republican who doesn't immediately act to get this funding restored is complicit in making their constituents less safe."
A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from cutting $187 million in Homeland Security Grant Program funding allocated to New York. The funding supports intelligence operations, transit hub security, emergency preparedness, and equipment purchases for local law enforcement. Governor Kathy Hochul said the allocation would have dropped 86%, from $230 million to $30 million under the 2025 awards, and warned the cuts would reduce public safety. A coalition of 11 states sued DHS, arguing the reductions disproportionately targeted Democratic-led states and weakened counterterrorism preparedness. U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy issued a preliminary injunction on Sept. 30 preserving the funds while the lawsuit proceeds. HSGP includes SHSP, UASI, and Operation Stonegarden, with SHSP and UASI directing 80% of funds to local agencies and 20% to state projects. Under the proposed cuts the NYPD faced a projected $100 million reduction.
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