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Judge Blocks Trump From Withholding Emergency Counterterrorism Grants

By Drooid · Sep 29, 2026, 3:02 AM UTC · How we work

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Judge Amir H. Ali ruled the Trump administration cannot withhold emergency counterterrorism grants.
The rule would have cut 20% of roughly $1 billion annual grants unless states adopted paper ballots or citizenship checks.
Counties in Texas, Tennessee and Columbus, Ohio sued Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Judge Ali noted FEMA failed to show how election changes would improve terrorism prevention.

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Judge Amir H. Ali ruled the Trump administration cannot withhold emergency counterterrorism grants.
The rule would have cut 20% of roughly $1 billion annual grants unless states adopted paper ballots or citizenship checks.
Counties in Texas, Tennessee and Columbus, Ohio sued Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS).
Judge Ali noted FEMA failed to show how election changes would improve terrorism prevention.