NY Attorney General, coalition fight directive tying emergency funding to immigration agenda

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

42% : New York Attorney General Letitia James and 19 other attorneys general are fighting the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's new conditions binding emergency management and disaster relief funding to state immigration enforcement actions.
41% : Furthermore, the coalition argues that DHS's attempt to use federal funds as leverage to compel state immigration action violates the Constitution and puts communities at risk; that Congressionally-approved funding is earmarked specifically for disaster response, not to enforce federal immigration policies; and that DHS has no legal basis to withhold emergency funding and cannot lawfully force states to choose between disaster preparedness and "long-standing public safety policies that build trust between law enforcement and immigrant communities."

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