The Trump administration has paused putting conditions on grants given out to help crime victims based on whether a state assists with federal immigration enforcement.

A spokesperson with the U.S. Department of Justice said Monday that the department and a group of states in a lawsuit “agreed to suspend the conditions until a (preliminary injunction) can be litigated.” Doing so, the spokesperson added, will avoid a situation in which the parties argue for a restraining order that would only be temporary.

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