Overview

• A federal judge issued a temporary injunction blocking the administration from slashing $187 million in Homeland Security Grant Program money to New York.
• New York, ten other states, and Washington, D.C., sued the Department of Homeland Security to restore the funds and challenge the legality of withholding congressionally directed grants.
• NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch said the department stands to lose about $80 million for analysts, equipment, and technology, calling the move a profound mistake.
• Former NYPD Chief Terence Monahan warned the cuts would endanger public safety and cited NYPD figures crediting counterterrorism operations with preventing 71 plots since 9/11.
• The White House, via budget director Russell Vought, linked the decision to New York’s DEI policies, and local leaders and editorials denounced the move as politically driven; related coverage also notes separate pauses on major transportation funding for the region.