Democratic States Sue Trump Over Crime Victim Funding Conditions

Democratic States Sue Trump Over Crime Victim Funding Conditions
Above: California Attorney General Rob Bonta speaks in Los Angeles on July 23, 2025. Image copyright: Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times/Getty Images

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Republican narrative

Democrats have more interest in fighting with Trump than protecting their communities, so the federal government has to take steps to ensure taxpayer dollars don't subsidize jurisdictions that actively undermine immigration law. Conditioning crime victim funding on basic cooperation with ICE is common sense. States can't have it both ways by taking federal money while refusing federal responsibilities.

Democratic narrative

This Trump administration policy is a cynical attempt to weaponize crime victim funding for political purposes, forcing states to choose between helping vulnerable survivors and cooperating with ICE. The administration is overreaching its authority and hijacking funds meant for victims of crime in order to strong-arm states into cooperating with Trump's illegal mass deportations.

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