Wisconsin joins lawsuit against Trump threatening safety grants over immigration compliance

By: Isiah Holmes

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: August 24, 2026

Words: 634

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago

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The Wisconsin Department of Justice (DOJ) has joined 19 other states, including the commonwealths of Massachusetts and Virginia, in a lawsuit pushing back against the Trump administration’s attempts to attach immigration enforcement requirements to federal grants supporting state and local public safety efforts.

“Threatening to cut funding that supports law enforcement if states don’t agree to unlawful conditions is an abuse of the Trump administration’s authority,” Attorney General Josh Kaul said in a …

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