State Attorney General Tish James and Gov. Hochul released a joint statement last Thursday after a federal judge blocked the Trump’s administration’s attempt to withhold nearly $34 million in critical anti-terrorism funding owed to the MTA.

“This ruling protecting critical counterterrorism funding is a victory for every New Yorker who rides our subways, buses, and commuter rails,” read the joint statement.

Earlier this year, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency stated the funding was withheld because the transportation authority is in New York City, a sanctuary jurisdiction, according to multiple reports.

On Sept. 30, after DHS cut $33,898,500 from the state’s Transit Security Grant Program allocation, James sued the administration.

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