“The Trump Administration is engaging in purely political retaliation against New York because we have policies that protect our immigrant New Yorkers. Trump and his administration are putting our city at risk, withholding money from the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, a program which, among other things, pays salaries for emergency responders. The ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit allowing the administration to withhold this funding will not make our city any safer. While the Trump administration continues to attack our city and its policies, we will continue to stand with our immigrant communities and all New Yorkers.”

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