{"id":2490700,"date":"2025-09-24T16:39:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T20:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-cant-nix-grants-to-cities-over-dei-and-immigration-judge-says\/"},"modified":"2025-09-24T16:40:28","modified_gmt":"2025-09-24T20:40:28","slug":"trump-cant-nix-grants-to-cities-over-dei-and-immigration-judge-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-cant-nix-grants-to-cities-over-dei-and-immigration-judge-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump can&#8217;t nix grants to cities over DEI and immigration, judge says"},"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\">24<\/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%2Ftrump-cant-nix-grants-to-cities-over-dei-and-immigration-judge-says%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=2490700&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 in California has blocked the Trump governance from tying federal funding for cities and counties to their willingness to end diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs and to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement. U.S.District Judge Richard Seeborg issued a preliminary injunction against these funding conditions after a lawsuit filed by multiple cities and counties, mainly from California.The judge ruled that such conditions likely exceed the administration&#8217;s legal authority and violate constitutional principles including separation of powers and due process. The order specifically prevents the Departments of Housing and Urban Advancement, Transportation, and Health and Human Services from enforcing these funding conditions on the plaintiff municipalities. This decision is part of ongoing legal challenges against the Trump administration&#8217;s efforts to restrict DEI initiatives and compel local cooperation with federal immigration policies. <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\">Trump can&rsquo;t nix grants to cities over DEI and immigration, judge says<\/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 temporary restraining order 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 key federal grant funding. 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >constitutional rights unquestionably constitutes irreparable injury<\/a>,&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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/judge-blocks-trump-administration-from-conditioning-federal-grants-to-cities-on-dei-and-immigration\/\" title=\"... blocks ... administration from conditioning federal grants to ... on ... and ...\">conditions satisfied creates irreparable injury<\/a> 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=\"... Fails To Recuse Himself In ... 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 from cutting city grants over DEI, immigration<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2638,"featured_media":2490701,"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":[16574,5876,3813,32691,3634],"class_list":["post-2490700","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-dei","tag-grants","tag-immigration","tag-judge-ruling","tag-trump"],"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\/2490700","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=2490700"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2490700\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2490704,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2490700\/revisions\/2490704"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2490701"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2490700"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2490700"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2490700"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}