Washington state joins coalition suing Trump administration over illegal conditions placed on billions in federal funding

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

58% : Soon after Noem's decision, DOT Secretary Duffy issued a letter to grant recipients informing them of his expectation that all state and local governments assist in federal immigration enforcement as a condition of receiving DOT funds.
56% : Each agency has imposed sweeping new conditions that would require the states and state agencies to cooperate with federal immigration enforcement efforts or lose out on billions of federal dollars that states use to keep the public safe and their transportation infrastructure secure.
49% : Additionally, the Office serves the people directly by enforcing consumer protection, civil rights, and environmental protection laws.
45% : Under the Keep Washington Working Act, state and local law enforcement are prohibited from using their scarce resources to assist with federal civil immigration enforcement.
41% : Washington law does not interfere with the ability of federal officials to enforce federal immigration law but recognizes that doing so is not the job of state agencies, including law enforcement agencies.

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