{"id":2490617,"date":"2025-09-24T14:35:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T18:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-blocks-trump-administration-from-conditioning-federal-grants-to-cities-on-dei-and-immigration\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T14:37:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T18:37:14","slug":"judge-blocks-trump-administration-from-conditioning-federal-grants-to-cities-on-dei-and-immigration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-blocks-trump-administration-from-conditioning-federal-grants-to-cities-on-dei-and-immigration\/","title":{"rendered":"Judge blocks Trump administration from conditioning federal grants to cities on DEI and immigration"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fjudge-blocks-trump-administration-from-conditioning-federal-grants-to-cities-on-dei-and-immigration%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2490617&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A federal judge, Richard Seeborg of the U.S. District Court for the northern District of California, has blocked the Trump management from making federal grants to cities and counties conditional upon their agreement to end diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and to cooperate with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/soros-backed-philadelphia-da-considered-helping-non-citizens-accused-of-rape-murder-avoid-deportation-records-show\/\" title=\"Soros-Backed Philadelphia DA Considered Helping Non-Citizens Accused Of Rape, Murder Avoid Deportation, Records Show\">federal immigration authorities<\/a>. Seeborg granted a preliminary injunction after finding that these funding conditions likely exceeded the administration&#8217;s legal authority and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-people-have-spoken-voters-strip-away-layers-of-pennsylvania-governors-emergency-powers\/\" title=\"\u2018The People \u2026 Have Spoken\u2019: Voters Strip Away Layers Of Pennsylvania Governor\u2019s Emergency Powers\">violated constitutional rights<\/a>, including separation of powers and due process. The ruling prevents agencies such as Housing and Urban Development, Transportation, and Health and Human Services from imposing these conditions on several cities and counties that filed the lawsuit, primarily in California and Minnesota. this case is part of a broader pattern where courts have confronted the Trump administration&#8217;s efforts to curtail DEI initiatives and enforce immigration cooperation at the local level. <br \/> <!DOCTYPE html><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Judge blocks Trump administration from conditioning federal grants to cities on DEI and immigration<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tpd-featured-video\">\n<div id=\"Brid_24824\" class=\"brid\" style=\"width:1280;height:720;\"> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>A federal judge on Tuesday blocked the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Trump administration<\/a> from conditioning federal funding to cities and counties based on their willingness to stop promoting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/dei\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">diversity, equity, and inclusion<\/a> programs and to cooperate with federal immigration officials.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Richard Seeborg of the U.S. District <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/courts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Court<\/a> for the Northern District of California <a href=\"https:\/\/storage.courtlistener.com\/recap\/gov.uscourts.cand.454958\/gov.uscourts.cand.454958.45.0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">granted<\/a> a preliminary injunction after previously granting a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-georgia-update-judge-issues-restraining-order-for-10-days-preventing-defendants-from-destroying-or-erasing-dominion-voting-machines\/\" title=\"BREAKING GEORGIA UPDATE: Judge Issues Restraining ... for 10 Days Preventing Defendants from Destroying or Erasing Dominion Voting Machines\">temporary restraining order<\/a> in the lawsuit brought by several cities and counties, mostly in California. Seeborg, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, sided with the coalition of cities, finding that conditioning funds from federal agencies, including from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, likely exceeded the administration&rsquo;s authority under the law.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3820342\/homan-bribery-allegations-based-on-weak-evidence-experts-say\/\">Homan bribery allegations based on weak evidence, experts say<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3821149\/former-fbi-agent-peter-strzok-loses-case\/\">Former FBI agent Peter Strzok loses case after being fired for anti-Trump texts in 2018<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3820633\/noem-newsom-social-media-post-secret-service\/\">Noem rips Newsom for &lsquo;menacing&rsquo; social media post that triggered Secret Service intervention<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;Plaintiffs here must choose between attempting compliance with unlawful conditions or forgoing millions of dollars of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >key federal grant funding<\/a>. This choice causes irreparable harm because the Grant Conditions likely violate Separation of Powers as in excess of statutory authority and Due Process as impermissibly vague, and deprivation of constitutional rights unquestionably constitutes irreparable injury,&rdquo; Seeborg said in his order.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Even if Plaintiffs chose to try to comply with the Grant Conditions, their grants might be withdrawn or blocked or reimbursement denied. This uncertainty as to whether the Defendant agencies will consider conditions satisfied creates irreparable injury not just in the form of constitutional injury,&rdquo; Seeborg added.<\/p>\n<p>The order blocks the Housing and Urban Development, Transportation, and Health and Human Services departments from conditioning funds to the cities and counties that brought the lawsuit. The coalition that is suing the Trump administration includes the California cities of Fresno, Eureka, and South Lake Tahoe, Saint Paul, Minnesota, and the California counties of San Diego and Alameda, among others.<\/p>\n<p>Seeborg&rsquo;s order marks the latest instance of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-fails-to-recuse-himself-in-trump-spending-freeze-case\/\" title=\"Judge Fails To Recuse Himself In Trump Spending Freeze Case\">federal judge blocking<\/a> the Trump administration&rsquo;s efforts to advance its agenda, such as ending DEI initiatives and pushing for local cooperation with federal immigration enforcement. The administration has also aimed to cut funds that incentivize gender ideology and DEI, but has faced legal hurdles.<\/p>\n<p>The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration&rsquo;s bid to cut $783 million of the National Institutes of Health&rsquo;s research funds for anti-DEI reasons to move forward, as a lawsuit challenging the cuts continues in lower courts.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/3819794\/98-year-old-judge-pauline-newman-asks-full-dc-circuit-hear-challenge-suspension\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NINETY-EIGHT-YEAR-OLD JUDGE ASKS FULL DC CIRCUIT TO HEAR CHALLENGE OF HER SUSPENSION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The order from Seeborg also came from the Northern District of California, a popular judicial jurisdiction where opponents of the Trump administration file lawsuits.<\/p>\n<p>The district, along with the districts of Massachusetts and Maryland, has become a popular destination because the bench is filled with Democrat-appointed judges.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Judge blocks Trump admin from tying grants to DEI, immigration<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2490618,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25161546635669.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[16574,49349,3813,50433,32640],"class_list":["post-2490617","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-dei","tag-federal-grants","tag-immigration","tag-judge-2","tag-trump-administration"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AP25161546635669.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2490617","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2638"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2490617"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2490617\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2490621,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2490617\/revisions\/2490621"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2490618"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2490617"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2490617"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2490617"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}