Trump cannot impose conditions on transportation, homelessness grants.

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Title: Trump cannot impose conditions on transportation, homelessness grants, US appeals court rules
Link To: Article 🔗 [Link: reuters.com/legal/government/trump-​cannot-​impose-​conditions-​transportation-​homelessness-​grants-​us-​appeals-​2026-​08-​25/]
Author: Nate Raymond
Date: August 25, 2026 8:56 PM UTC Updated August 25, 2026
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Brief summary of the article
A federal appeals court ruled that the Trump administration cannot require local governments to align with its positions on immigration enforcement, transgender people and other issues to receive billions of dollars in transportation and homelessness grants. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals largely upheld an injunction blocking the Department of Housing and Urban Development and Department of Transportation from imposing most of the new grant conditions.
Main Points of the Article
"A federal appeals court on Tuesday ruled that the Trump administration cannot require cities and other local governments to align themselves with its positions on immigration enforcement, transgender people and other issues in order ‌to obtain billions of dollars in grant funding."

"Those conditions would require grant recipients to sign on to new restrictions or lose billions of dollars in funding, including monies used for transportation infrastructure and services for the homeless."

"The agencies asked local governments to certify compliance with federal anti-discrimination law; decline to use funds to support "gender ideology," "elective abortions," or "illegal immigration"; and verify ⁠the immigration status of individuals who might receive support through those programs."

"U.S. Circuit Judge M. Margaret McKeown, writing for the panel's majority, said the appeal "highlights the tension that arises when sweeping executive orders collide with statutory text," as the agencies lacked authority to impose the funding conditions."

"Tuesday's ruling largely upheld an injunction issued by U.S. District Judge Barbara Jacobs Rothstein in Seattle last year at the ⁠behest of the local governments, though the 9th Circuit sent the case back to her to narrow the injunction as it applies to the required compliance with federal antidiscrimination law."
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