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Judge Halts DHS Overhaul That Would Shift Anti-Terror Funds Toward Trump-Won States

A court order has paused distribution following a lawsuit by 12 states and D.C.

A Port Authority police officer and K-9 stand guard at the perimeter of the South Pool during a ceremony marking the 24th anniversary of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center, in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., September 11, 2025. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper/File Photo
Members of the Joint Task Force Empire Shield, a standing New York National Guard unit established after 9/11 to deter and prevent terrorism by providing military support to civilian law enforcement at high-risk areas in New York City, walk from a subway in the Flushing area of the Queens borough of New York City, U.S., September 17, 2025. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton/File Photo
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Overview

  • Government records show the $1 billion Homeland Security Grants program was recalculated to move funding away from many Democratic-led jurisdictions toward several Republican-led states.
  • DHS says the new formula weights threats from transnational organized crime and factors in illegal border crossings, rejecting claims the changes are political.
  • Federal data reviewed by Reuters show steep proposed cuts for Washington, D.C. (−70%), Illinois (−69%), New Jersey (−49%) and California (−31%), with large increases for Wisconsin, North Carolina and Ohio, and Florida up 76%.
  • U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy temporarily blocked distribution, describing the changes as “slapdash,” as 12 Democratic-led states and the District of Columbia challenge the overhaul; the administration asked her on Oct. 7 to reconsider.
  • FEMA revised late-summer estimates in late September, shortened the application window to about two weeks, and required some spending to support migrant arrests, and President Trump said on Oct. 3 he restored New York’s funding while others remain unresolved.