Delaware Attorney General Jennings Secures Ruling Protecting $1.1 Million in Law Enforcement Funding
Delaware Attorney General Kathy Jennings announced a significant court victory that protects $1.1 million in congressionally authorized public safety grants for Delaware. The ruling, issued by District of Rhode Island Chief Judge John J. McConnell, Jr., blocks the federal government from imposing illegal immigration-enforcement conditions on these grants. Judge McConnell declared the Trump Administration’s actions unlawful and permanently enjoined any implementation or enforcement of those conditions. This lawsuit was co-led by Attorney General Jennings, along with Attorneys General from California, New Jersey, Illinois, and Rhode Island, and joined by numerous other states and the District of Columbia. The affected programs include the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Formula Grants (Byrne JAG Program), which is a primary federal source of criminal justice funding, and funds under Title II Part B of the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act, as well as the Byrne State Crisis Intervention...