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Federal court blocks DOT condition tying transportation funds to immigration cooperation; committee hears federal budget risks for Madison
Summary
On June 23, 2025, the Madison Finance Committee received a legal briefing that a federal court issued a preliminary injunction preventing enforcement of a DOT directive tying transportation funds to immigration cooperation, and a staff presentation on federal budget proposals and possible local impacts.
On June 23, 2025, the Madison Finance Committee received two federal updates: a legal briefing on a recent federal court decision related to a U.S. Department of Transportation directive, and a presentation on the status and potential local impacts of pending federal budget proposals.
Attorney Mike Haas told the committee that a federal district court in Rhode Island issued a preliminary injunction last week that prevents the federal government from enforcing the April directive tying federal transportation funds to local cooperation with immigration enforcement. Haas said the court’s order applied to the parties in the case and that Wisconsin’s attorney general had joined the suit —…
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