Judge raps Trump over bid to freeze Gateway tunnel funding: ‘Flagrantly violates federal law’

A Manhattan federal judge permanently blocked the Trump administration Monday from withholding federal money meant for the $16 billion Gateway tunnel project underneath the Hudson River, saying an attempt to do so this past September was “flagrantly” illegal.

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The 59-page order by Joe Biden-appointed US District Judge Jeanette Vargas makes permanent a temporary restraining order she granted Feb. 6, the same day construction came to a screeching halt due to lack of money.

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While the work resumed after a pause of nearly three weeks, the case dragged on, with the administration claiming that New Jersey and New York did not have standing to challenge the freeze.

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