New York, Boston, San Francisco, and other cities and counties were pressed by a federal appeals court Monday to justify a lower court injunction preventing the Trump administration from imposing new grant funding conditions.
Judge Patrick J. Bumatay wondered how the local governments meet the irreparable harm requirement for a preliminary injunction when the condition asking them to certify they meet funding requirements—such as not violating federal civil rights law—is already an obligation under federal law. The US directed grantees to use its Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements system—also known as SAVE— or an approved equivalent to ensure funding isn’t ...