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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Gene Johnson

Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump administration's transit and homelessness grant conditions

Trump Grant Conditions Lawsuit - (Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

The Trump administration is temporarily blocked from imposing new conditions on hundreds of millions of dollars worth of mass transit grants for the Seattle area or homelessness services grants for Boston, New York, San Francisco and other local governments, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.

The new conditions were designed to further President Donald Trump's efforts to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion policies; coerce local officials into assisting with the administration's mass deportation efforts; and cut off information about lawful abortions, according to the lawsuit filed last week by eight cities and counties.

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