DHS Flouting Order to Unfreeze Migrant Funds, Chicago Says (1)

Feb. 4, 2026, 5:08 PM UTCUpdated: Feb. 4, 2026, 5:22 PM UTC

The Department of Homeland Security hasn’t resolved three municipalities’ reimbursement requests related to migrant support funds, they said in court Wednesday, despite an injunction barring the Trump administration from withholding those funds.

Chicago, Denver, and Pima County, Ariz., sued in May, saying the Department of Homeland Security couldn’t simply freeze funds that Congress explicitly authorized to support migrant services. Chicago and Denver in recent years saw huge influxes of migrants bused in from the Southern border, and Pima County is on the border and noted its significant assistance with new arrivals released by DHS.

The municipalities are seeking some ...

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