
Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Immigration Conditions for Disaster Aid
Published on: Sept. 25, 2025, 2:12 a.m. | Source: Devdiscourse
A federal judge ruled Trump's attempt to tie disaster aid to immigration enforcement as unconstitutional. Judge William Smith sided with 20 Democratic-led states, stating that the policy imposed arbitrary conditions on grants, which left states with no real choice but to comply or risk losing funding.