Trump move to halt funding for Gateway project was ‘flagrantly’ illegal, judge says

The Trump administration acted unlawfully by suddenly freezing hundreds of millions in grant funding to the Gateway project, the court said.

By: Nikita Biryukov

Outlets: New Jersey Monitor

Published: June 29, 2026

Words: 399

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 3 days ago

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A federal judge found Monday that the Trump administration’s decision to halt funding for the Gateway tunnel project ran afoul of the law and permanently barred it from freezing the grants again.

U.S. District Court Judge Jeannette Vargas’ decision extends into perpetuity a temporary restraining order she granted to New Jersey and New York in February after finding the sudden freeze of funding for new tunnels crossing the Hudson River was likely …

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