The Trump administration has frozen about $18 billion for two major infrastructure projects in New York City to ensure that funding is not "flowing based on unconstitutional DEI principles," a top official said Wednesday.

The funding is earmarked for the Hudson River Tunnel Project and the Second Avenue Subway project, said Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought .

Vought announced the freeze in posts on the social media site X.

"Roughly $18 billion in New York City infrastructure projects have been put on hold to ensure funding is not flowing based on unconstitutional DEI principles," Vought wrote.

DEI refers to diversity, equity and inclusion policies, which have become a target for the Trump administration.

It was not immediately clear what triggered t

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