New Jersey sues Trump administration over alleged illegal conditions on crime victim aid

Trenton, NJ — New Jersey Attorney General Matthew Platkin is leading a coalition of 21 states in a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration, accusing it of unlawfully threatening to withhold over $1 billion in federal aid meant for crime victims unless states comply with federal immigration enforcement directives.

Filed Monday, the lawsuit claims the Trump administration’s U.S. Department of Justice is attempting to impose new immigration-related conditions on grants issued under the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA)—a decades-old federal program that helps states deliver critical services to victims of violent crime, including forensic exams, funeral costs, emergency shelter, and trauma support.

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