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Court Slams Duffy Over Xenophobic Policy Meddling

The transportation secretary's attempt to tie state transportation funding to immigration enforcement gets laughed out of court.

Pablo Manríquez
Nov 12, 2025
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WASHINGTON — A federal judge in Rhode Island delivered a sharp rebuke last week to Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy’s latest attempt to force states into federal immigration enforcement efforts, permanently blocking the Department of Transportation (DOT) from tying transportation grants to state cooperation with federal immigration authorities.

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