PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WLNE) — Attorney General peter Neronha said that a federal judge granted a motion to enforce an injunction preventing the Trump administration from “categorically” freezing funds to states.
The injunction was filed because the administration had withheld FEMA funds allocated
for disaster relief.
Neronha said the court ordered that the administration “immediately comply with the plain text of the preliminary injunction order not to pause or otherwise impede the disbursement of appropriate federal funds to the states.”
The administration must also pause the “manual review process” at FEMA that was preventing the disbursement.
“This administration has been holding hostage FEMA funds that are critical to the health and safety of Rhode Islanders and Americans everywhere; funds that were lawfully allocated by the Congress to support natural disaster relief and other worthy initiatives,” Neronha said. “When the president and his administration continuously flout court orders, they are testing the boundaries of what they can get away with, and toying with American lives in the process. Enough is enough, and the court has made that crystal clear. Our office and attorneys general across the country will continue our relentless pursuit of the rule of law, and we will not hesitate to ensure that the people of Rhode Island receive every dollar that they are due.
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